RE: Win32::Process::Create

2008-04-28 Thread Stuart Arnold
Not sure why you use Win32Process (I' am sure you have your reasons), but I have scripts that launch child processes and wait for them to terminate. I just use the backticks(``) rather than a "system" command. The script will just hang until the child is done. For the other thing about minimizing

RE: Win32::Process::Create

2008-04-28 Thread Jan Dubois
On Mon, 28 Apr 2008, Michael Ellery wrote: > > ..I use this function pretty regularly to spawn procs on windows, but > I've often wanted to minimize the console or main window that was > launched. Does anyone know how to do this? In the corresponding WIN32 > API, there is a STARTUPINFO structure

Re: Win32::Process::Create

2008-04-28 Thread Michael Ellery
Sisyphus wrote: > > What happens if you launch the script using the wperl executable instead > of the perl executable ? > I don't even know what wperl is, although it does look like it's part of my current perl install (I have never heard of it before now). In any event, it's not an option f

Re: Win32::Process::Create

2008-04-28 Thread Sisyphus
- Original Message - From: "Michael Ellery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'perl-win32-users'" Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 5:24 AM Subject: Win32::Process::Create > ..I use this function pretty regularly to spawn procs on windows, but > I've often wanted to minimize the console or main win

Win32::Process::Create

2008-04-28 Thread Michael Ellery
..I use this function pretty regularly to spawn procs on windows, but I've often wanted to minimize the console or main window that was launched. Does anyone know how to do this? In the corresponding WIN32 API, there is a STARTUPINFO structure that allows this, but looks like it's not part of