On Sun, Dec 22, 2002 at 04:33:41PM -0500, Bob H wrote: > I can actually do that. : ) > > What I need to do is take the contents of the $file variable expand it > and then run some system() commands using it. The print only shows to > console. Can I do anything with that?
What do you mean, "expand it"? Backticks interpolate, so this might be something like what you mean: my $file = 'thefile'; my $result = `cat $file`; print $result; HTH, -- Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jedimike.net/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]