[plug] Running a script to parse a script with args

[Trevor Phillips]

Bernard Blackham wrote:
>
> Why don't you put "#!/usr/bin/perl" at the top of your perl script
> and chmod +x it.

I have. Which is fine for manual runs...

> And then in your data file, use "#!/my/perl/script some args" on the
> first line? (and of course tell your perl script to discard the
> first line).

This, being the obvious, is what I tried first - but it didn't work. 
Then again, that was several weeks ago - maybe I stuffed up something 
obvious and should go back and try it again. ^_^

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