Re: "best" way to invoke command line

2004-08-27 Thread Wiggins d Anconia
> I call command line tools constantly as the third-party application's API is > not exposed to Perl any other way. > Sometimes it is unavoidable, sounds like you have done your homework and tried, kudos. > I am wondering why there are at least three options for executing a command > line (inc

"best" way to invoke command line

2004-08-27 Thread perl.org
I call command line tools constantly as the third-party application's API is not exposed to Perl any other way. I am wondering why there are at least three options for executing a command line (including backticks, system() and pipe), if there is a "best" way to invoke a command line, or what fa