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BioDeveloper
BioDeveloper

Reputation: 618

How to execute perl program as well as give user input via same Windows batch file

My batch file looks like: 

perl program.pl
input.txt

My perl program asks for input file via user input. But when I am running my batch file, it just starts a perl program but do not automatically give "input.txt" on the next line as user input.
How to get it done.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 401

Answers (2)

Aacini
Aacini

Reputation: 67206

"Execute" your Batch file this way:

cmd < theFile.bat

For further details, see this post.

Upvotes: 1

MC ND
MC ND

Reputation: 70923

echo input.txt|perl program.pl

In your batch file, you have two commands. One to start the perl program and one to open the input.txt file. Each line one command.

If you want the batch file to send the string input.txt into the perl program, use the echo command to send the string to stdout, and pipe stdout into the stdin of the perl program.

Upvotes: 1

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