RE: Forking

[Steven Satelle (Service Desk)]

use exec i.e. exec ("program");   -- -----Original Message----- From: Webb, Andy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 May 2004 20:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Forking We do it with Win32::Process fairly successfully.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Wilson Posted At: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 10:17 AM Posted To: perl-win32-admin Conversation: Forking Subject: Fwd: Forking   Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 11:15:28 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Daniel Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Forking Hello Perl World (Window XP, Activestate 5.6) I need to either fork a child process or issue a background process and immediate return to the calling parent process without waiting for the child/background process to complete. All of the Perl References (socket,fork,pipes,system) indicates that the parent waits until the child process is done.  I don't want to wait, I just want to kick the child off and exit. Any suggestion? Dan Daniel Wilson Bayesian Edge Technology & Solutions 17260 Gum Landing Road St. Inigoes Maryland  20684 (301)-872-0230 Phone (301)-872-0233 Fax www.bayesianedge.com DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this email and in any attachments is confidential and is designated solely for the attention and use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) of this email you must not use, disclose, copy, distribute or retain this message, the attachment(s) or any part thereof. If you believe that you have received this email in error please notify us immediately at the address set out below. Please also delete all copies of this email and any attachment(s) from your computer system. Unless expressly stated this email is not intended to create any contractual relationship. If this email is not sent in the course of the senders employment or fulfilment of his/her duties to Aer Rianta, Aer Rianta accepts no liability whatsoever for the content of this message or any attachment(s). [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aer Rianta, Head Office, Dublin Airport

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