Re: Environment limit on NT

2007-08-08 Thread Jenda Krynicky
From: Sumit Sahu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Thanks for replying. Trimming the PATH is the last resort. I wanted > to know if there is a cleaner way of doing things. Actually the PATH > is indeed needed. I can trim it and then restore it at the end of the > perl script (the problematic script that is )

Re: Environment limit on NT

2007-08-07 Thread Sumit Sahu
Hi Jenda, Thanks for replying. Trimming the PATH is the last resort. I wanted to know if there is a cleaner way of doing things. Actually the PATH is indeed needed. I can trim it and then restore it at the end of the perl script (the problematic script that is ) because things downstream in ou

Re: Environment limit on NT

2007-08-07 Thread Jenda Krynicky
From: Sumit Sahu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am running into a strange problem when running perl on Windows. > Basically, the 'system' command seems to be exitting abruptly. I > traced it down and found that this problem occurs only when the PATH > variable is too long (Yet to define how long is too lo

Re: Environment limit on NT

2007-08-07 Thread Chas Owens
On 8/7/07, Sumit Sahu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I am running into a strange problem when running perl on > Windows. Basically, the 'system' command seems to be > exitting abruptly. I traced it down and found that this > problem occurs only when the PATH variable is too long (Yet > to

Re: Environment limit on NT

2007-08-07 Thread John W. Krahn
Sumit Sahu wrote: Hi All, Hello, I am running into a strange problem when running perl on Windows. Basically, the 'system' command seems to be exitting abruptly. I traced it down and found that this problem occurs only when the PATH variable is too long (Yet to define how long is too long but

Re: Environment limit on NT

2007-08-07 Thread Mr. Shawn H. Corey
Sumit Sahu wrote: Perl is used heavily in our field and I have been running into these problems since a long time, therefore any pointers/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 1. Set up your computer to dual-boot Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com/ or 2. download Cygwin and run your Perl cod

Environment limit on NT

2007-08-07 Thread Sumit Sahu
Hi All, I am running into a strange problem when running perl on Windows. Basically, the 'system' command seems to be exitting abruptly. I traced it down and found that this problem occurs only when the PATH variable is too long (Yet to define how long is too long but the common observation is