On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 05:33, Anisha Parveen <anishaparveen2...@gmail.com> wrote: snip >> my $Tmpstr = `$path $HOME/bin/*crypt* -e -f $_keyfile<<EOF >> $str >> EOF`; snip
Your first command was different. Those *s are important. Also, what is in $path. That might will make a difference as well. I would suggest copying those lines, changing the backticks to double quotes and "my $Tmpstr =" to print. This will print out exactly what is being executed. Try executing that on the command line. If it takes the same amount of time it is taking in Perl then you know Perl isn't to blame. If you can, please explain what $HOME/bin/crypt does. If it is not complicated (or it is a standard function or modules) or speed sensitive you will be better served by implementing it in Perl rather than executing an external program. -- Chas. Owens wonkden.net The most important skill a programmer can have is the ability to read. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
