Re: win32 service application (like google desktop)

2008-04-02 Thread Foo JH
Yup, you're still looking at PDK's PerlSvc packager. It's all there buddy. Edward Peschko wrote: > > great.. you are right, that's exactly what I'm looking for.. > > Now suppose that I want to install a standalone executable such that > it is integrated into the start menu, and also runs as part

Re: win32 service application (like google desktop)

2008-04-02 Thread Edward Peschko
great.. you are right, that's exactly what I'm looking for.. Now suppose that I want to install a standalone executable such that it is integrated into the start menu, and also runs as part of the startup sequence on any machine that it is installed on... anything to help there, or do I need to wr

RE: win32 service application (like google desktop)

2008-04-02 Thread Jan Dubois
Check out the PerlTray utility in the Perl Dev Kit it does all the things you are looking for: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/PDK/7.1/PerlTray.html Download a trial version and look at the PerlTray sample programs. http://www.activestate.com/Products/perl_dev_kit/index.m

win32 service application (like google desktop)

2008-04-02 Thread Edward Peschko
all, I wanted to get the following behaviors in a perl script: 1. a small icon for the perl script, in the lower corner of the window (ie: by the system clock). Clicking on this expands the existing gui. 2. a single instance (and only a single instance) of the script runs at all times.

Re: Newbie Question

2008-04-02 Thread Foo JH
I'm sorry to fumble around the old question: wouldn't sending a filename as a parameter be a more scalable solution, as opposed to squeezing in stuff through command line? If this function is to happen regularly (or concurrently for the matter), you can create a temporary file as the file refer