From: ahoward <ahoward@...>
Date: 2002-12-12T01:59:48+09:00
Subject: Re: calling a perl script

On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, max wrote:

> i wrote my test.pl with a print 2.
> but when i execute output = `test.pl`
>
> i get an error.
>
>
>
> irb(main):001:0> output = `test.pl`
> (irb):1: command not found: test.pl
> ""

either

  a)  ./ is not in your path - try `./test.pl`

  b)  the #! line of test.pl referes to the wrong path to perl

      #!/usr/local/bin/perl ??
      #!/usr/bin/perl       ??
      #!/bin/perl           ??
      etc.

      this can, in somecases, be sidestepped by using

      #!/usr/bin/env perl

      or

      #!/usr/local/bin/env perl

      instead, depending on the path to env.

-a

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