I don't know if it's in Win32 or ActiveStates Perl, but the traditional Unix method is to do an exec(). It takes a new executable and completely replaces your running program with the new program specified.
I figure it's probably something you've already tried, but just in case... Scott Spearman Programmer Analyst - Pikeville Medical Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] (606) 218-4660 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zach Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 6:46 AM To: perl-win32-gui-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [perl-win32-gui-users] Launching a detached child process fromWin32 app I recently wrote an install shield with Win32::GUI. A nice feature I see of some install shields is the option to "Launch application" after the install is done. It's a nice convinient feature to let the user get down to business without having to click on the app via the start menu or desktop icon. The problem is that I have yet to find a method for executing a program from a Win32 that doesn't wait for the child to die. I have tried various fork methods as well as Proc methods and Win32::Job and threads. All of these methods require that the parent, or calling program wait until the spawn's program dies. I of course just want to launch the install app and let the user exit the install shield. This has to be doable right? Thank you. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-GUI-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-GUI-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/perl-win32-gui-users http://perl-win32-gui.sourceforge.net/
