environment inheritance..

From: ktom (abc_at_invalid.com)
Date: 03/07/05

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    Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 21:16:31 GMT

    when executing a 'system( some_other program );' from within a perl
    script the environment it inherits, specifically the path, is unexpected.

    i login to the work station and an environment is defined and used for
    subsequent shells. and so it seems it is used for the 'system' command.

    i would prefer that it use the environment of the shell from which the
    perl script is called. as they are different and changing the other,
    the login environment, requires that i log out and login once more.

    is there a way to make the system call use the current environment..

    thanks..

    kevin

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