5.5.2 DCT error with inline statement

I have an inline command with which I am trying to pull a dynamic dropdown list from a flat file. While the .ipl file to create the well-formed dropdown list from the text file works from the command line, I get the following error when I try to call the .ipl file from the DCT:

Templating Error Page
A problem was encountered trying to parse the datacapture.cfg file for type apps/newstool-soco.

The .ipl file does not require an input parameter yet - I am trying to get it to work without one first. So, when I run the .ipl file from the command line, I get the following output:
<substitution>
<OPTION VALUE=" cat1" label="cat1" />
<OPTION VALUE=" cat2" label="cat2" />
</substitution>

However, when I try to run the .ipl file from the template, I get the error I listed above. Here's the code I'm using in the template:
<item name="dropdown">
<description>blah</description>
<select>
<inline command="/iw-perl/bin/iw-perl.exe /iw-bin/selection_list_inline.ipl"/>
</select>
</item>

I also tried it without the iw-perl call…I had tried that based on another post's suggestion. Also, the permissions on the .ipl file give everyone full control, so I don't think it's a permissions problem as I saw in another thread.

I have tried everything I can think of and I am completely at a loss. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. We are on Win2K server and 5.5.2 SP3.

Thanks-

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iwovGraduate

When you ran it from the command line, what directory you were in ?

Use absolute paths in your <inline tag.

lhdavis

Are you on Windows or Unix? If Unix, should you have the .exe on the end of the iwperl command? Also, shouldn't it be "iwperl" and not "iw-perl"? What is the exact statement you use from the command line?

Luke Davis
Open Technology Group, Inc.
luke.davis@med.va.gov

Migrateduser

Absolute paths in the inline tag were actually the trick. Thanks!