system($command) == 0 or warn "System call failed with error # $?";
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print `$command`;
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my @test = system($command) ;
print @test ;
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#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict ;
my @test = system("dir") ;
print @test ;
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 Volume in drive E is E_Drive
 Volume Serial Number is XXXX-XXXX

 Directory of E:\TempCode\test

08/06/2002  11:05a      <DIR>          .
08/06/2002  11:05a      <DIR>          ..
08/06/2002  11:05a               1,336 systemCommand.pl
               1 File(s)          1,336 bytes
               2 Dir(s)   1,629,966,336 bytes free
0
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#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict ;
my @test = system("dirt") ;
print @test ;
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'dirt' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
256
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Thanks, This was helpful, but unfortunatley it returned the number '256' Anyone have anyidea what that relates to? Thanks

quoted from man page regarding system() :

               The return value is the exit status of the program as returned
               by the "wait" call.  To get the actual exit value shift right
               by eight (see below).  See also "exec".  This is not what you
               want to use to capture the output from a command, for that you
               should use merely backticks or "qx//", as described in
               "'STRING'" in perlop.  Return value of -1 indicates a failure
               to start the program (inspect $! for the reason).

You can get to this by issuing the "perldoc -f system" command.

Tiago