$ pif perl_popen_in .nes. "" then perl_define/user/name_attributes=confine sys$input 'perl_popen_in'
$ pif perl_popen_err .nes. "" then perl_define/user/name_attributes=confine sys$error 'perl_popen_err'
$ pif perl_popen_out .nes. "" then perl_define sys$output 'perl_popen_out'
-$ cmd = perl_popen_cmd
+$! --- build command line to get max possible length
+$c=perl_popen_cmd0
+$c=c+perl_popen_cmd1
+$c=c+perl_popen_cmd2
+$x=perl_popen_cmd3
+$c=c+x
$! --- get rid of global symbols
+$ perl_del/symbol/global perl_popen_cmd0
+$ perl_del/symbol/global perl_popen_cmd1
+$ perl_del/symbol/global perl_popen_cmd2
+$ perl_del/symbol/global perl_popen_cmd3
$ perl_del/symbol/global perl_popen_in
$ perl_del/symbol/global perl_popen_err
$ perl_del/symbol/global perl_popen_out
-$ perl_del/symbol/global perl_popen_cmd
$ perl_on
-$ 'cmd
+$ 'c
$ perl_exit '$STATUS'