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problem using embedded 'unix' command
Great! I used the batch file technique, and it works like a charm (although I had to parse the output to get the exact string I was expecting). Thanks so much to both of you-- Jim -
problem using embedded 'unix' command
Mike, You're right about the path--thanks. Unfortunately, that doesn't fix the cal problem (it just makes the other unix commands work with the entire path). Scotty, I printed out the length of $a and it's 0. This does sound like an environment problem, doesn't it? Any ideas where to poke... -
problem using embedded 'unix' command
Scotty, I'm pretty sure that's not the problem. Here's my test program: #!/usr/bin/perl use CGI qw(:standard :html3); # unbuffered STDOUT $|=1; print header; my ($a, $b); $a = `cal 9 2003`; $b = `date`; print "$a"; print "<p>and then...<p>"; print "$b"... -
problem using embedded 'unix' command
Hi Mike, Yeah, I have tried that--the weird thing is that when I use the entire path (c:\cygwin\bin\cal), the perl compiler at the command line breaks also. Not sure why that is, but I don't think it's related to my problem, because, as I said, a bunch of the other unix commands work fine... -
problem using embedded 'unix' command
I'm not sure if this is a perl, apache or windows problem, or what. But I'm completely stuck, and I'd appreciate any thoughts you might have: I'm having trouble using the cal command (it's the unix command ported to windows) in my perl file. I'm running Apache 2.0.47 along with cygwin on XP...
