On Monday 05 July 2004 21:28, gohaku wrote: > > Hi everyone, Hello,
> After using backticks to retrieve executable output, > I would like to know if there is a backtick alternative. > > For example, to get a File Listing on a Unix-based system, > I will do the usual: > > $exec = "ls -l"; > $src = `$exec`; > > Unfortunately, I find the ` to be unreadable and confusing > because it looks like a quote. $src = qx($exec); John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
