system command in perl

[Selva123]

Hi All,
Greetings. May be simple issue but your help sought.
I am executing the system command like
$res=system("no tepad.exe"); thro a perl file named aa.pl.

At command prompt - when I enter
perl aa.pl , I could see that notepad was opened but the control - I say as prompt ( in windows) does not return back.
It looks like perl response is hanging.
I have to stop the precess with ctrl+c

Any idea ??
Envn - Windows XP
This is perl, v5.8.9 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread

[kleach]

My perl version seems to do what I expect.
This is perl, v5.10.1 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread

It runs the system command and waits syncronously for the return of the application. Once notepad ends, the perl script ends and the DOS window returns to the prompt.

[nithinpes]

If you want to return the control without closing the notepad, use:

$res=exec("notepad.exe");