Re: windows command line

> Can someone tell me how do I execute a command line in windows using perl? perldoc -f system perldoc perlop (look for "qx" under Quotes and Quote-like operators) E.g. my $output = `do command`; or system"the command"; These may raise errors, which you ***SHOULD*** CHECK for. Don't as

windows command line

hi, can someone tell me how do I execute a command line in windows using perl? thanks, Thiago.

RE: perlcc "the system cannot find the file specified". ??

Is perlcc in your path? It sounds to me like your OS can't find perlcc. Try using the full path to perlcc. -Original Message- From: Joe Collins To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 4/14/02 12:39 PM Subject: Q: perlcc "the system cannot find the file specified". ?? I run perlcc and get the erro

Q: perlcc "the system cannot find the file specified". ??

I run perlcc and get the error "the system cannot find the file specified". My options are -o to create the executable. Any ideas what it wants? I confirmed the .pl I am compiling is clearly visible. TIA, Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL

RE: Validate Credit Card

Check out CPAN. You might have to install the modules by hand, but they might be more up-to-date. -Original Message- From: Dan To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 4/13/02 10:14 PM Subject: Validate Credit Card Hello All, Could some one give me some ideas on how to validate a Credit Card num

CGI::ReadParse

I'm having a little difficulty understanding how CGI::ReadParse is supposed to work. I have the misfortune of only knowing how to use cgi-lib.pl for parsing form data. It's extremely easy. Now I have the problem of trying to port old perl scripts I've written to using the CGI::ReadParse module. I

Re: Scope of my() declared variables WAS( Re: -e $filename...)

From: Ahmed Moustafa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Elaine -Hfb- Ashton wrote: > > I always found the local, my, our mess pretty confusing and the best > > explanation is MJD's "Coping with Scoping" > > > > http://perl.plover.com/FAQs/Namespaces.html > > > > Make good note of the text in red :) > > Elai

Mail-Mboxparser

Hello, I have downloaded Mail-Mboxparser module as I have to parse emails in Mailbox for their From, UID and Message body part. This module is dependent on Mime-tools package and Mime-tools package is further dependent on some more modules. I have windows Me and have PPM for installing modules a

Re: Perl on the Palm OS?

What you do here is build a web based app. The palm already has a browser in it, so no software installation is necessary. All the palm meeds is a url. This wonf it every circumstance, but web apps are usually the way to go. trwww <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMA

Re: How can a sub return true or false?

> >> You could use 0 as false and 1 (or another non-zero value) as true. > > > >Why does an empty string work as 0 (false)? > > Because Perl said so. An empty string is false. > s/Perl/Larry Wall/; Jonathan Paton __ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you

Validate Credit Card

Hello All, Could some one give me some ideas on how to validate a Credit Card number. I would like to use a perl module but for every windows perl module such as Business-CreditCard I get the following error. Error installing package 'Business-OnlinePayment': Read a PPD for 'Business-OnlinePa

RE: Reading an always changing in real time.

I think there might be some RADIUS-specific modules out there that you might want to check into as well. -Original Message- From: Brian Smith To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 4/13/02 11:44 AM Subject: Re: Reading an always changing in real time. I found it ... never mind! :) open (GWFILE,

Re: Password Encryption for MySQL field

OK, this is neat, but I can't seem to get it to wrok correctly. I can insert it just fine (i see the encrypted password in the field), but when I try to select it using the plain text password I can't. (using perl) for inserting: $insert_user = "insert into $table (email,password,date) VALUES (

Re: How can a sub return true or false?

On Apr 14, Ahmed Moustafa said: >Steven Brooks wrote: >> You could use 0 as false and 1 (or another non-zero value) as true. > >Why does an empty string work as 0 (false)? Because Perl said so. An empty string is false. -- Jeff "japhy" Pinyan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pobox.com/~

Re: How can a sub return true or false?

Steven Brooks wrote: > You could use 0 as false and 1 (or another non-zero value) as true. Why does an empty string work as 0 (false)? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]