In message <649aa3b25654f605cd384dcaf19f6611 / ruby-forum.com>, jay writes: >Hi! I wanted to run the system command with in Perl script to execute >shell script with argument. I need to know the correct syntax for the >arguments. Hmm. I know it's easy to mistake perl for ruby, what with both of them being sorta newfangled computer stuff, but... >#/opt/bin/perl > >system("shellscript.sh" <arg1>, <arg2> <arg3>); > >I am getting syntax error. If i get rid of the arg1-3 then the shell >script runs just fine. Well, yes. And if this were a perl list, you may rest assured I'd tell you how to expand @ARGV for your purposes. -s