How can I get the command-line output of a DOS tool using Perl?

Question

I want to meassure the throughput of a link using Windows build-in FTP tool inside a Perl script. Therefore the script creates the following command script:

Answer 1

Use either open in pipe mode:

open($filehandle, "$command|") or die "did not work: $! $?";
while(<$filehandle>)
{
#do something with $_
}

or use backticks:

my  @programoutput=`$command`