http://example.com/cgi-bin/myscript.pl?sso=212453261 #### my $sso = $query->param('sso'); $sso = 0+ $sso; # convert to number, strip all leading zeroes #### #*********SYSTEM CALL ********** #script within a script both files in same path #This is required because the main script runs with ActiveState Extend +ed Perl v5.24.1 #Whereas cqperl runs with v5.16.1 (limited features), cannot use Activ +eState for this one. #*********SYSTEM CALL ********** system( "c:\\path\\to\\cqperl C:\\another\\path\\to\\NewLdapUser.pl $sso $firstName $lastName $email" );