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How to wait until system() called execution finishes

yskumar
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Jun 11, 2011, 7:15 AM

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Hi all,
I want to uninstall and install some softwares in windows through a perl script. For that I will make use of system() function .
ie system(software.exe /s /x -s -v -l) where /s is for silent mode, /x for unistallation and other arguments are for starting the service immediately etc etc.

After this I will use the system function to uninstall some other software . Then once again to install two more softwares.
But each uninstallation and installation will take some time. So my question is which is the best way to wait until one installation or uninstallation finishes so that I can go for the next ?
If I go for attended un/installation it will wait because the software will prompt for user inputs. But I am facing the problem when going for unattended un/installation , it wont wait until the execution finishes and due to that installation of the same software starts before the uninstallation finishes.

Any help will be appreciated.

shawnhcorey
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Jun 12, 2011, 7:38 AM

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No, a system() call will wait until its sub-process is finished before the Perl script continues. To get things to run in parallel takes more effort than system().

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rovf
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Jun 13, 2011, 5:35 AM

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Re: [shawnhcorey] How to wait until system() called execution finishes [In reply to]	Can't Post

Actually, system can be used to run a command in background. You have to supply as first argument the integer 1. This rather obscure feature is described in perlport.

yskumar
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Jun 15, 2011, 6:42 AM

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Re: [rovf] How to wait until system() called execution finishes [In reply to]	Can't Post

Thank you very much for your response.
Yes System() will wait until it finishes the execution, the problem is because of the software related dependency.

And putting process in background using system() will be a helpful one. I will explore on that. However thank you both.

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