running a perl file from another perl file

[bcdixit]

I want to run a perl file2 from a main perl file1. what function do I use?.. do .. require.. ???

Also, I want to check if the file2 ran successully or not and exit from the main perl file1 and report the error to a log if the execution of the file2 failed?

How do I capture that error message?

any ideas.

thanx
-bcd

 

[bcdixit]

this is in Unix

 

[PC888]

Try:
system("file2.pl");
(It works on ActiveState.)

 

[MillerH]

"do" is what you want.

http://perldoc.perl.org/functions/do.html

The above documentation even includes code for how to handle error messages and states.