Can you try with backtick or qx[ ] ? my $z = `assign.f $x $y`;
hth. > Can't exec "assign.f": Permission denied at assign > line 10, <STDIN> line 2. > Output of the two numbers is: > -1 --Muthu -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>