External Processes

[Darren Smith]

I use the system() function to call an external program. How can I limit
the amount of time it runs or the amount of space it occupies? Also how
would I get error information returned to me?

Thanks,
Darren.

[Jürgen Exner]

Re: External Processes

Darren Smith wrote:[color=blue]
> I use the system() function to call an external program. How can I
> limit the amount of time it runs or the amount of space it occupies?[/color]

That is a function of you operating system, see e.g. "man ulimit".
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> Also how would I get error information returned to me?[/color]

See the perldoc page for system(), third paragraph.

jue