# Samples on invoking perl scripts from ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/samples-on-invoking-perl-scripts-from-ruby/168996>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 28, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/samples-on-invoking-perl-scripts-from-ruby/168996 "2009-05-28T10:15:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![babu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@babu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/babu)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/samples-on-invoking-perl-scripts-from-ruby/168996/1 "2009-05-28T10:15:45Z")

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Hi,

Can some one point me to sample scripts that will invoke perl scripts  
from ruby script?

Thanks,  
babu

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**Author:** ![babu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@babu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/babu)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/samples-on-invoking-perl-scripts-from-ruby/168996/2 "2009-05-28T10:18:41Z")

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On May 28, 3:18 am, babu [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Can some one point me to sample scripts that will invoke perl scripts  
> from ruby script?

I don’t think there’s anything much more sophisticated than using  
system, IO.popen and that sort of thing.

Fred