Re^3: Running external command from perl but cannot capture output

[Errto]

Leave out the >/dev/null part.

[mantadin]

In

@test=`mac \"$_\" -v >/dev/null 2>&1`;

stdout is directed to /dev/null, and then, stderr is directed to where stdout points to. So this one should work:

@test=`mac \"$_\" -v 2>&1`;

BTW, to check the exit status instead of capturing the output, you can use system() instead of `` or qx//

[Syco54645]

ok thanks. that fixed the problem. sorry that it was so easy to fix. that always happens to me. my perl problems are always easy to fix and then i feel like a worthless noob :(. thanks again -Syco54645