From: Matt Harvey <matt@...>
Date: 2007-07-15T11:20:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Calling a Perl script from Ruby

Is there anything wrong with:

output_string = `perl gpsPhoto.pl [blah, blah, ....]`

?

The backticks ` are the part to note carefully.


"12 34" <rubyforum@web.knobby.ws> wrote in message 
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> I'd like to use gpsPhoto.pl in a Ruby script.
> <http://www.carto.net/projects/photoTools/gpsPhoto/>
>
> Assuming I have the script on my computer.
>
> Syntax from command line is:
>
> perl gpsPhoto.pl   --dir photos/  --gpsfile GPSTrackWithTime.gpx
> --timeoffset 10800
>
> Can I include this in a Ruby script?  Please don't suggest porting it to
> Ruby, it's 400 lines,
>
> Thanks
>
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