PERL_ROOT - Need info how it works

Hi,
I've a very basic question for clarification.

1.c:/script1 has below lines
$ENV{PERL_ROOT} ='D:/';
open(fh,'perl script2.pl |');
$x=<fh>;
close fh;
print $x;

2. Script2 has just one line
print "hello";

When I execute the script 1, it doesn't execute or find script2.
It works fine, if I give complete path.

Any idea, why its happening so.. ?

any pointers to some documentation, how PERL_ROOT really works is also welco
me.

thanks in advance.

Regards,
Rathna.

Rathna N wrote:
> Hi,

Hello,

> I've a very basic question for clarification.
>
> 1.c:/script1 has below lines
> $ENV{PERL_ROOT} ='D:/';
> open(fh,'perl script2.pl |');
> $x=<fh>;
> close fh;
> print $x;
>
> 2. Script2 has just one line
>  print "hello";
>
> When I execute the script 1, it doesn't execute or find script2.
> It works fine, if I give complete path.
>
> Any idea, why its happening so.. ?
>
> any pointers to some documentation, how PERL_ROOT really works is also welcome.[/c
olor]

perldoc perlrun

PERL_ROOT (specific to the VMS port)
A translation concealed rooted logical name that contains
perl and the logical device for the @INC path on VMS only.
Other logical names that affect perl on VMS include
PERLSHR, PERL_ENV_TABLES, and SYS$TIMEZONE_DIFFERENTIAL but
are optional and discussed further in perlvms and in
README.vms in the Perl source distribution.


So, are you running your programs on the VMS operating system?


John
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Hi, thanks for the response,
I observed this behavior on Windows, Linux and NetWare.



On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 03:05:10 -0800, John W. Krahn <krahnj@telus.net> wrote:
> Rathna N wrote: 
>
> Hello,
> 
>
> perldoc perlrun
>
>         PERL_ROOT (specific to the VMS port)
>                     A translation concealed rooted logical name that conta
ins
>                     perl and the logical device for the @INC path on VMS o
nly.
>                     Other logical names that affect perl on VMS include
>                     PERLSHR, PERL_ENV_TABLES, and SYS$TIMEZONE_DIFFERENTIA
L but
>                     are optional and discussed further in perlvms and in
>                     README.vms in the Perl source distribution.
>
> So, are you running your programs on the VMS operating system?
>
> John
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Regards,
Rathna.

Rathna N wrote:
>
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 03:05:10 -0800, John W. Krahn <krahnj@telus.net> wrote
:
> 
>
> I observed this behavior on Windows, Linux and NetWare.

'D:/' would make little sense on Linux and IIRC on NetWare either?  (Unless
you have the directory D: in the current directory, for example
/home/rathna/D:.)  The documentation says that it affects the @INC path but
your example doesn't reference the @INC path.


John
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