Well, the script thinks you're doing a search pattern, AND you're not using ~ properly. Try
x = "~/rambo/bin/script1"; Agustin Rivera Webmaster, Pollstar.com http://www.pollstar.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 11:00 AM Subject: executing filename with ~ in perl > I have the following > > $x = ~rambo/bin/script1; (where script1 is an executable shell script) > > $ret = `x`; > > The above will not work. > > However if I define > > $x = /home/apple/rambo/bin/script1; (ie I give a full pathname) > > $ret = `x`; > > This will work. > > How do I make the first example work? By the way, I am on an unix machine > > > > ============================================================ > The information contained in this message may be privileged > and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an > employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to > the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > reproduction, dissemination or distribution of this > communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. > > Thank you. > Tellabs > ============================================================ > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
