Or you could use the start command and specify minimized.
Or you could use the process functions, in which case the stdout would
appear in the same window as the calling program.
Stephen
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> I need to call a win32 console application from a perl program.
> I create the perl executeable program using perl2exe (registered).
>
> When called, the external application (which is, just to inform
> you, the indexer/search engine Swish 2 Enhanced) writes on
> Standard Output and opens on the sceen an ugly black window.
>
> How can I avoid that black window to appear?
>
> Thanks for your suggestions.
>
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Make a short-cut to the program, change its properties
to run it minimized, and run that.
You can also change the FG/BG colors, so it isn't quite so 'ugly' :)
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