Michael One suggestion to stop these new windows popping up, is that you can use the Win32::Process perl module to start sub-processes. The CREATE_NO_WINDOW switch will suppress these new windows. (See script below for example ...)
Cheers Derek ############################################# see http://www.xav.com/perl/site/lib/Win32/Process.html for more info ... ############################################# #!/usr/bin/perl -w . . use Win32::Process; #set up module to handle subprocesses ... . . #kick off a(nother) sub process to run mrtg against a target ... print("perl $MrtgBinDir/mrtg $MrtgCfgDir/$TgtName.final.cfg to be run. "); Win32::Process::Create(${ProcessObject.$TgtName}, "c:/perl/bin/perl.exe", "perl $MrtgBinDir/mrtg $MrtgCfgDir/$TgtName.final.cfg", 0, CREATE_NO_WINDOW, ".") || die "Create: $!"; if (${ProcessObject.$TgtName}) { print "Process started with process id : ", ${ProcessObject.$TgtName}->GetProcessID(), " "; } ############################################## -----Original Message----- From: michael rizk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 19 February 2004 1:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [mrtg] DOS popup boxes with external Perl Script I have configured the MRTG cfg file to use an external Perl script to gather data as follows. Target[db1-memory-availableBytes]:`perl c:\TheSpecializt\getlog2.pl Z:\DB1.CSV "\\DB1\Memory\Available Bytes"` This works perfectly but what happens is it spawns a cmd session and a perl session for each device. So you could imagine when monitoring 15 devices each having 6 items being probed the number of DOS popup boxes that appears becomes quite annoying. MRTG is setup to run as a daemon and is started as follows. start /MIN /B /Dc:\mrtg-2.9.29\bin wperl mrtg --logging=eventlog C:\TheSpecializt\Client_Services\Utilisation_Graphs\TheSpecializt\Cfg\mrtg.c fg As you can see I tried using the START command with the /MIN and /B switches no luck. I also tried sticking the START command and switches in the cfg file but also no luck. Any ideas? Regards, Michael Rizk MCSE 2000, MCSE NT, CCNA, CCA XP, CLP Senior Network Engineer The Specializt Pty Ltd Unit 15/56 O'Riordan Street,Alexandria, 2015 151º 14' 51" EAST, 33º 57' 23" SOUTH Tel 61-2-83377000, Fax 61-2-83377077 -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi ****************************************************************************** This email is intended for the use of the addressee only. If you receive this email in error, please delete it immediately. This email may contain information which is confidential and/or legally privileged. You must not use or disclose the contents of this email, or add the sender's email address to any database, list or mailing list unless you are expressly authorised to do so. The statements or views expressed in this email are those of the individual sender and are not those of Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd (AAP). These statements are not binding on AAP, except where the sender expressly and with authority, states them to be. AAP is unable to review the contents of all the email on its system. To the extent permitted by law, AAP disclaims all liability for any loss or damage caused by the contents of this email. ****************************************************************************** -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi
