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Old 10-12-2010
Perl: Backtick Errors
When trying to use backticks for system commands, is there a way to read the error messages if a command doesn't execute properly?
I have no problem getting the results if the command is properly executed.

Ex.

Code:
my @result = `dir`;
foreach my $line (@result) {
     print "Result = $line";
}

But if I were to do an error command (ex. my @result = `asdf`; ), the error message appears on the console, but @result does not "record" that error message.
Is there a way to record that error message?

Many thanks!
Last edited by radoulov; 10-12-2010 at 04:47 PM.. Reason: Code tags, please!
# 2  
Old 10-12-2010
Try:
Code:
@result = `asdf 2>&1`;

# 3  
Old 10-12-2010
Awesome, this is exactly what I needed.
Thanks so much! Smilie
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