man perlipc
line 308 "Using open() for IPC"

use
open(COMMAND, "your command | ");

now you can read from <COMMAND>

besure to 
close COMMAND;

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From: Wert, Nathaniel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 3:11 PM
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Subject: system() output question.


I would like to be able to take the output of system(some cmd) and send it
to a filehandle.  How is this possilbe?


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