Hi Ian,

Sorry for the late reply on this issue but how about one of these:

IPC::Run3
Win32::Job

which will allow you to capture both STDOUT and STDERR

The other option is to wrap your script in a batch file and pipe the
output to a file:

:: Batch file to call Perl script
perl perl_script.pl > > output_file.txt

HTH,

Chris

Friday, December 29, 2006, 10:44:48 AM, you wrote:

ibn>  Dear Perl/Win32 Gurus,

ibn>  I have a Perl script which is triggered every minute (to check for
ibn>  something) to complete a complex task that some users would rather not
ibn>  perform themselves.  Of course, they're having mysterious trouble that is
ibn>  not easily reproducible, so I would like to create a more extensive log
ibn>  and mail it to myself.

ibn>  The Perl script appears as a basic command shell, fired off by the
ibn>  Scheduled Tasks part of Windows.  Various technical commands come and go,
ibn>  with little bits to tell them how close they are to being done.  I have to
ibn>  call upon assorted executables in this process, third-party executables
ibn>  for which I have no source code.  I suspect either my users or the
ibn>  executables are causing the trouble, but I can't sit down there and watch
ibn>  my users, nor are they writing down any messages.

ibn>  Does a way exist to capture everything in that command shell window prior
ibn>  to exit?

ibn>  Right now, I'm just appending to a logging message, and adding things to
ibn>  it like the output from each and every "$shelloutput = qx/$shellcommand
2> >&1/;" I fire off, but I suspect there's a smarter way that I have
ibn>  completely missed.

ibn>  Of course, I'd like to see STDERR as much as STDOUT.

ibn>  Thanks for your time,

ibn>  Ian

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