perl script help needed

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again):

Let me underscore what I said, before:

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@James R. Ferguson wrote:

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@zxcv wrote:

i have found smethng from net ..that usuually its not able to get the hostname....

/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.8.8/aix-thread-multi/Socket.pm  .........

my hostname is testserver...is it greater than 8 char so itss d probm ????? or smthgnels

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So, you're running on AIX not HP-UX.  Yes, I suspect that hostnames longer than the classic 8-character limit are a problem.  Why not test on a host whose name is =< 8 ?

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You're clearly running the script on AIX, not HP-UX.  That said, I strongly suspect, given the relative age of the Perl version (5.8.8) that the C-library support for hostnames longer than the classic 8-character limit is supported.   You previously showed us:

BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /tmp/test.pl line 60.
Use of uninitialized value in subroutine entry at /usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.8.8/aix-thread-multi/XSLoader.pm line 94.
Bad arg length for Socket::inet_ntoa, length is 0, should be 4 at /usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.8.8/aix-thread-multi/XSLoader.pm line 94.
Compilation failed in require at /tmp/test.pl line 60.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /tmp/test.pl line 60.... 

 ...which points to the 'Socket' module not "playing nicely" with what the the dynamic library loader 'XSLoader' loaded.

My suggestions are two: (1) Verify that everything works with a hostname that is <= 8-characters (which I'm sure it will); and (2) consider upgrading to a current Perl version and/or contact IBM support to ascertain how/if they support hostnames in excess of 8-characters.

Regards!

...JRF...