Re: Running a backticks command in a CGI script

[NetWallah]

Try capturing STDERR in addtion to the STDOUT output:

 $result = `foobar 2>&1`

You should also check the value of "$?". From the docs:
$? may be set to non-0 value if the external program fails. The upper eight bits reflect specific error conditions encountered by the program (the program's "exit()" value).

[Cody Fendant]

That's done the trick, thank you. I have a full, detailed and ... incomprehensible error message now. But that's cool, I've solved the immediate problem.