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I am running ActivePerl for the win32 platform. A problem arises when I call the system() sub. I cannot execute any commands such as system("dir"),system("cls") etc...The call just returns while printing nothing on the console. These commands work when manually typing them...

Why did they do away with Shift + Right Clicking, then being able to run any program as an administrator? We were able to do this in 2k...now it only seems we are able to do this with system utilities like defrag etc...on XP Pro. Is there an easier way to run a program with administrator...

How do I quote output? print "This is supposed to be quoted"; How do I get this output -> "This is supposed to be quoted" Instead of just -> This is supposed to be quoted Mike L.G. mlg400@blazemail.com

The move command in Win2k does not seem to recognize file names that have a space in them. Is there a better "move" command that does not descriminate? Mike L.G. mlg400@blazemail.com

Scenerio: I have a dual boot box running win2k and slackware. Win2k is on the master disk, linux is located on the slave. I recently tried to re-size my linux partition from win2k with partition magic. There was a program crash, and now when ever I try to boot into linux, it does not recognize...

Anbody have any experience purchasing one of the systems at alienware.com? There boxes look nice, but I am kind of hesitant to purchase a system online. Mike L.G. mlg400@blazemail.com

If I installed a global hook into the windows message stream, how do I tell windows it to discard a certain message? Mike L.G. mlg400@blazemail.com

Why does win2k not perform an automatic scandisk like win98 does when there is a crash? Is it wise to run a scandisk (chkdisk) when there is a crash? Does this have somthing to do with the superiority of NTFS vs. FAT32? Mike L.G. mlg400@blazemail.com

Is it possible to perform multi-line comments in perl? In C we would just do /* blah blah blah */. Is there an equivalent in perl? I get tired of ######### evertime I have a big block of code I am trying to comment out for debugging purposes. Mike L.G. mlg400@blazemail.com

Why is it when ever I delete a file, windows always checks the floppy dirve first...it stutters...then finally the file is deleted. How can I stop this? Mike L.G. mlg400@blazemail.com

Does anybody know of a safe way to re-install the win2k boot loader? I currently have LILO as my boot loader, but I trashed my Linux partition, so I no longer need LILO. Mike L.G. mlg400@blazemail.com

#include <string> #include <iostream> using namespace std; char *String_Convert( const string &sConvert, char *cString ); int main() { string sTest = &quot;Convert C++ string to C string.&quot;; char *cTest = 0; cTest = String_Convert( sTest,cTest )...

Scenerio: I have win2k on my master hard disk, and linux on the slave. Lilo was installed to dual boot the two OS's. Is Lilo not installed on the MBR of the master drive? If so why can't I boot into win2k if I disable the slave drive with linux? Does lilo need access to the slave to boot win2k...

Scenerio:I disabled my second harddrive a while ago. I recently re-enabled it, but I can't get the drive to appear in explorer. Mike L.G. mlg400@blazemail.com

Every program requires it's own stack space right? When a program is first fired up, how big is it's stack space? Is it big enough to accomadate every stack frame in the code? Or does the program's stack grow to adjust to any new stack frame placed on the stack? Mike L.G. mlg400@blazemail.com

What are the advantages to say -> void someFun() { char *sString = new char[MAX]; //Some code. delete [] sString; } VS. void someFun() { char sString[MAX]; //Some code. } I am having a hard time finding clarification on something...When the second function ends, do the contents...

I have a celeron 400 on an i810 mobo. The mobo has a max of 3 PCI slots. There is one fan directly over the cpu and one in the power supply. If I fill all 3 pci slots with 2 NIC's and one oldschool voodoo card (no fan on graphics card) does anybody think I am going to need extra cooling for my...

Scenerio: Is there an equivelant &quot;su&quot; command in win2k that is common place on any *nix platform? There has to be any easier way to get admistrator type tasks done when logged in as a regular user. I get tired of logging in and out because it just takes too long. Mike L.G...

Scenerio: How would I implement those little yellow help messages that pop up when a user hovers there mouse over a control? Any suggestions or pasted code using the raw API would be much appreciated. Mike L.G. mlg400@blazemail.com

Question: I was just wondering if anybody in this forum is running an FTP server on there home PC. If so, I would like some advice. Do you let your clients connect to the standard 21 ftp port, or do you have to choose some higher obscure port # so your ISP doesn't get too suspiscious? What is...