invoking perl scripts....

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Re: invoking perl scripts.... by Mr. Muskrat (Canon) on May 01, 2002 at 17:05 UTC
Do you have the shebang line at the top of your script? What's a shebang line you ask? It's how the shell knows what interpreter to use to run the script. It's a #! followed by the path to perl. `#!/usr/bin/perl` Try `/usr/interfaces/scripts/ccs_rename.pl` instead. And that failing then `/usr/bin/perl /usr/interfaces/scripts/ccs_rename.pl` Matthew Musgrove Who says that programmers can't work in the Marketing Department? Or is that who says that Marketing people can't program?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: invoking perl scripts.... by pepik_knize (Scribe) on May 02, 2002 at 14:45 UTC
This sounds like your problem to me, too. I would only add to carefully check that shebang line. I can't tell you how many times I've typed: `!#/usr/bin/perl -w`or`#!/usr/bin/prel -w`or`#!/bin/usr/perl -w` One quick way tell if this isn't the problem is if you can invoke the script from the command line. Let us know if you still have problems. Pepik PS `/usr/bin/perl` should be replaced with whatever comes up when you type `which perl`at the command line. Here's what I get: `$ which perl /usr/bin/perl` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: invoking perl scripts.... by meraxes (Friar) on May 01, 2002 at 17:01 UTC
You're trying to run a non existent perl binary. Put the path with the script: `perl /usr/interfaces/scripts/ccs_rename.pl` L8r meraxes	[reply] [d/l]
Re: invoking perl scripts.... by atopolc (Pilgrim) on May 01, 2002 at 18:48 UTC
Your scheduler may not allow you to run a perl script with the directive in front, `perl /usr/interfaces/scripts/ccs_rename.pl`.My scheduler doesn't You may be having a permissions issue with the scheduler. To fix this you will need to give the scheduler permission to run your script. This can be accomplished with the unix command chmod. I would do something like `chmod 750 /usr/interfaces/scripts/ccs_rename.pl` Then just schedule your script to run directly as '/usr/interfaces/scripts/perl ccs_rename.pl '	[reply] [d/l] [select]


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