Restarting Perl Script

[goliath]

Is there an easy way to exit / restart the Perl script you're currently running?

Also, is there anything special to calling another external Perl script.

Thank you in advance for any help. Grabbing the Perl books now =)

-G

 

[tanderso]

To call another perl script, you can "require" it, or "do" it, or call it with system() or backticks. To exit/restart, you could fork a child and then exit the parent. Sincerely,

Tom Anderson
Order amid Chaos, Inc.

http://www.oac-design.com

 

[youradds]

system("/path/to/perl/script.cgi"

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`/path/to/perl/script.cgi`;

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require "file.cgi";

&sub_name; # call a sub from within file.cgi

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Cheers

 

[icrf]

It sounds like you're interrested in exiting a script and run another one (or itself again) in its place. That's pretty much what exec("command" does.

Check documentation:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=1&q=http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.8.0/pod/func/exec.html&e=2436

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