"Jenda Krynicky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 3C4DB27B.15762.1FE92DCC@localhost">news:3C4DB27B.15762.1FE92DCC@localhost... > From: "Kevin Kirwan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Guys, > > I've got a newbie question: I'm writing a Perl program to get some > > system information about particular users. The command(s): > > $command=q(/usr/bin/last vtran|head -1|awk '{print $4,$5}'); > > $Last=system "$command"; print $Last; > > > > This returns the fields that I want, except I also get the return code > > (0), in addition to the fields I want. This is messing up my write > > (output format). Is there a "slick" way to get rid of the return > > code? Thanks in advance for any assistance, > > No this doesn't return the fields. The only thing that gets assigned > to $Last is the zero. > > The fields are printed onto the screen by the awk. > > You want to use `` (backticks) instead of system(). > > Jenda > > =========== [EMAIL PROTECTED] == http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ========== > There is a reason for living. There must be. I've seen it somewhere. > It's just that in the mess on my table ... and in my brain. > I can't find it. > --- me
Guys, Thanks a bunch for your help, I'll give these suggestions a try, Kevin Kirwan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
