You can do this a number of ways. In order to allow a user to close the Icon and thus the app, you need to call Win32::GUI::Dialog, right. You can each launch the code to run in the background two ways:
1- have a button or something else on the Window to start it, or 2- use the Timer method to get it (another sub) running. However, be sure to occassionally call Win32::GUI::DoEvents so that it will catch a _Terminate or other event from the Window. Also be sure that the "other" sub stops the Timer or else it will launch the background sub again and again and again... -Pete > -----Original Message----- > From: Nigel Cannings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:17 PM > To: perl-win32-gui-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [perl-win32-gui-users] Avoiding applications hanging? > > > hi there > > I have a console application, that I want to have show an > icon on the status > bar - This is no problem with Win32::GUI::Icon. > > However, I do not want the application to hang, waiting for > an event from > the (hidden) window - Really the icon is there to show the > console app is > running, and also to be clicked to exit. > > Is there any way to display the icon, but allow the main > application to > carry on doing its thing in the background (my application is > listening for > a socket connection) > > Many thanks > > Nigel > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 > Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration > See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. > http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Win32-GUI-Users mailing list > Perl-Win32-GUI-Users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perl-win32-gui-users >
