RE: [perl-win32-gui-users] Compiled Win32::GUI scripts?

Lee, I have a simple solution for you: use niPerl: http://www.numeninest.com/Perl/ After installing niPerl you simply right-click on a .pl file in your Explorer window and select Convert to Exe... and magically your single exe file appears in the same directory. No external compiler, make

RE: [perl-win32-gui-users] no alarm() in Win32, any work-arounds?

PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kurt G Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 1:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; perl-win32-gui-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] no alarm() in Win32, any work-arounds? I'm working

Re: [perl-win32-gui-users] no alarm() in Win32, any work-arounds?

I'm working on a simple network monitor that periodically checks HTTP service on a list of machines. I'm using LWP::UserAgent which offers a timeout setting but timeout is ignored in Win32, so attempting a connection to dead machine makes your program wait (in blocking mode, no less, seems

[perl-win32-gui-users] Catching Combobox droplist mouse clicks

From reading this list it seems I'm wasn't the only Win32::GUI user befuddled by droplist style Combobox control not catching mouse clicks and other events. I spent way too much time yesterday RTFM, digging for a solution, and trying to get it to work but finally today stumbled into the