I believe 5.8 has thread capability (I'm still on 5.6.x). You could probably do the background work without using threads. Take a look at the _Timer method. You can use that to do things (like your file checking) on a regular basis while still allowing the user to interface with the window.
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From: Scott Purcell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 4:09 PM
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Subject: Threads In Perl?
I was wondering if there is any Thread support in Perl? I would like to have my application run, and while the end-user is working in the GUI, I would like to have a background thread, or process keeping track of certain files that may be altered while the user is in the app.
If there is any info on this topic, links would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott
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