If you are in Windows OS, then you can code your program to be a Windows native service. You nee to have Win32::Daemon and take a look at this URL:
http://www.roth.net/perl/Daemon/ Cheers, Rex On 8/17/05, Michael Gale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > In the past I have usually written apps that run from start to finish > and then exit. I now need to write a small app that idealy will continue > to run as long as the machine is :) > > It needs to make a db, pull some data and do X with the data. > Then sleep for 90 seconds and repeat the process, is there anything I > should about writting an app that never exits ?? > > Also is there a better way then to create a loop with a sleep command ? > > Thanks > > Michael > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
