How do I combine .EXE commands in Perl?

Question

I have a set of .EXE commands. How do I get all those commands run in Perl as a single file? Whats the process to call the .EXE files in Perl?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 23 '09 at 08:24

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The Perl system() function will do this:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

system("prog1.exe");
system("prog2.exe");

answered Jan 23 '09 at 08:24

Greg Hewgill

don't forget to check exit codes from your system command, you might not want to run prog2 if prog1 failed – Oskar Jan 23 '09 at 08:50

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 23 '09 at 08:24

TThe way to call system commands from perl is to use

system("String containing command + args here")

or if you want to perform some processing on the output, you use backticks

`command + args here`

You can use all your normal perl string manipulation oneliners with the backtick as well.

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