From: Chris <chris@candp-ent.com> > Calling the VB app "should" be fairly straight, if it is local to the > Perl program... > > @result = `myCompiledVBApp AnyArgs`; > > If the VB App returns anything, the @result should (hopefully???) > catch it... I don't think the VB application will print anything to STDOUT. Maybe he should use system() : system 'myCompiledVBApp AnyArgs' == 0 or die "system('myCompiledVBApp AnyArgs') failed: $?"; $exit_value = $? >> 8; Depends on HOW does the VB app "return" the result. Jenda =========== Jenda@Krynicky.cz == http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ========== There is a reason for living. There must be. I've seen it somewhere. It's just that in the mess on my table ... and in my brain. I can't find it. --- meThread Previous