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Tony> I checked up on system and rewrote the line that Tony> calls system. Now I have: Tony> @args = ("$Basedir/ftpscr"); Tony> system(@args) == 0 or die "cannot execute ftpscr $!"; Tony> but the script is not executed. No errors are returned. The $! there is a red herring. It has nothing to do with your actual launch error. Until you tell us how you know it's "not executed", there's not a lot more we can do. All we know is that it is exiting with a non-zero exit status, so you have to ask the author of ftpscr why that is so. Tony> ===================================================================== Tony> DISCLAIMER Tony> 1. The information contained in this E-mail is confidential. Tony> It is intended only for the stated addressee(s) and access Tony> to it by any other person is unauthorised. Tony> If you are not an addressee, you must not disclose, copy, Tony> circulate or in any other way use or rely on the information Tony> contained in this E-mail. Such unauthorised use may be unlawful. Tony> If you have received this E-mail in error, please inform us Tony> immediately and delete it and all copies from your system. Tony> 2. The views expressed in this E-mail are those of the author, Tony> and do not represent the views of AMT-Sybex Group Ltd., its Tony> associates or subsidiaries, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Tony> In the avoidance of doubt, the insertion of the name of AMT-Sybex Tony> Group Ltd., its associate or subsidiary under the name of the sender Tony> may constitute an express indication that the views stated in the Mail Tony> are those of the named company. Tony> ===================================================================== Tony> For more information on the AMT Sybex group visit: http://www.amt-sybex.com You have exceeded the 4-line .sig boilerplate limit with a worthless unenforcable disclaimer. Please remove this text from future postings to this mailing list. If you cannot do so for mail from your domain, please get a freemail account and rejoin the list from there. For the record, your question (including the closing "Tony") was a total of 244 characters, and your worthless disclaimer (not including the final sig-like line) was 1103 characters. Ludicrous, I tell you. Get an account from a freemail host, IMMEDIATELY. {sigh} -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]