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<MAN>
  <LANGUAGE>eng</LANGUAGE>

  <TITLE>perl</TITLE>

  <TYPE>Scilab Function</TYPE>

  <DATE>25-August-2004</DATE>

  <SHORT_DESCRIPTION name="perl">Call Perl script using appropriate operating
  system executable</SHORT_DESCRIPTION>

  <CALLING_SEQUENCE>
    <CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>perl('perlfile')</CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>

    <CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>perl('perlfile',arg1,arg2,...)</CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>

    <CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>result = perl(...)</CALLING_SEQUENCE_ITEM>
  </CALLING_SEQUENCE>

  <DESCRIPTION>
    <P>perl('perlfile') calls the Perl script perlfile, using the appropriate
    operating system Perl executable.</P>

    <P>perl('perlfile',arg1,arg2,...) calls the Perl script perlfile, using
    the appropriate operating system Perl executable, and passes the arguments
    arg1, arg2, and so on, to perlfile.</P>

    <P>result = perl(...) returns the results of attempted Perl call to
    result.</P>
  </DESCRIPTION>

  <SEE_ALSO>
    <SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
      <LINK>unix</LINK>
    </SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
  </SEE_ALSO>

  <AUTHORS>
    <AUTHORS_ITEM>A.C</AUTHORS_ITEM>
  </AUTHORS>
</MAN>