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Asked: 2026-06-03T08:18:16+00:00

I need to print a generated text-file with perl. I’m using xampp, Windows7 64

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I need to print a generated text-file with perl. I’m using xampp, Windows7 64 bit.
My perl-script is containing the print system call:

$system = "print\ /d:\\\\SERVER\\PRINTER\ C:\\xampp\\cgi-bin\\textfile.txt";
system ($system);

When i try the same line in the cmd-shell, the print works.

The answer is:

C:\xampp\cgi-bin\textfile.txt wird momentan gedruckt.

but nothing else happens.

I then tried to create a batch-file. Starting the batch-file manually starts the print. From a system()-call nothing happens.

Then i tried another way, showing the file in Firefox first. I copied the file to my htdocs-dir and changed my batch-file to:

cd "c:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox"
firefox.exe -new-window http://localhost/textfile.txt

Doubleclicking the bat starts my firefox and my textfile.
The system()-call ist not working.

Any Ideas?

Tom

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  1. Editorial Team

    My brother found the reason. THANKS CHRIS!
    It was a problem with the permissions.
    The apache service is running without normal user permissions.
    To set user permissions (or, better: special defined, new permissions) in Windows 7 pro 64 bit:
    (Sorry, this is german)

    Task-Manager
    “Dienste”
    rechts unten auf “[Adminzeichen] Dienste”
    Auf Dienst “Apache” rechtsklick “Eigenschaften”
    Reiter: “Anmelden”
    Auswahl: “Dieses Konto”
    User und Passwort rein
    “Übernehmen” und “OK”

    Dann nochmal auf “Apache” linksklick und links auf “neu starten”

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