Hi Darin, Here is an extract from the documentation found in: \Perl\html\lib\Win32.html
Win32::SetChildShowWindow(SHOWWINDOW) [CORE] Sets the ShowMode of child processes started by system(). By default system() will create a new console window for child processes if Perl itself is not running from a console. Calling SetChildShowWindow(0) will make these new console windows invisible. Calling SetChildShowWindow() without arguments reverts system() to the default behavior. The return value of SetChildShowWindow() is the previous setting or undef. [EXT] The following symbolic constants for SHOWWINDOW are available (but not exported) from the Win32 module: SW_HIDE, SW_SHOWNORMAL, SW_SHOWMINIMIZED, SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED and SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE. HTH, Craig -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cruickshanks, Darin Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 07:33 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Running system commands All, I use Perl with PERL2EXE a lot to compile my scripts, the problem is that if that script uses the SYSTEM call or even backticks, then the program fires off another command window to execute the external command. Is there any way to start third partly applications from within Perl without firing off another command window? Darin -------------------------------------------- Darin Cruickshanks Labs Manager, Computing Service University of Essex [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01206 873585 _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Admin mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
