Running a Perl script through VB (kind of)

jjcarter1988

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So... I have done some research on the topic and not found a particular answer that helps out.

My current situation is that I have a .log file which I run a perl script on to parse the file for specific parameters needed. To do this I simply am in a Terminal window issuing the perl script on the log file. I then turn the parsed information into a csv file (for read out and importing purposes). The command I use in Terminal basically is "read_log ex.log > ex.csv". Obviously this is calling the perl script read_log.pl.

With my current macro I use GetOpenFileName to choose the csv file I created and then import it to the sheet.

What I am wondering is, can I simply use GetOpenFileName to choose the unparsed log file, and the use VB to run the perl script on the log file to parse it, turn it into a csv, and then import it?

I know this seems petty since is just one step I am eliminating, however I am curious if VB can do this.

Thanks in Advance!
 

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