Simply state that the desktop owns it!
--code--
use strict;
use warnings;
use Win32::GUI;
my $ret =
Win32::GUI::ShellExecute(Win32::GUI::GetDesktopWindow(),'open','notepad.exe','readme.txt','',1);
Scott Spearman wrote:
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
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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.
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