Re: Running system() commands in background

From: Alan J. Flavell (flavell_at_ph.gla.ac.uk)
Date: 10/27/03 

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 15:00:39 +0000

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, qazmlp wrote:

> Whenever system("command") is called in a perl script, a new
> (commandline) window opens and shows the execution of the "command".
> What do I need to do if
> I have to run the command in the background?

What you need to do is to read the Windows-specific documentation for
whichever Windows port of Perl you are using.

AFAIR, in the case of ActiveState Perl, it tells you that you'd
execute wperl instead of perl. It worked for me (it's been a while,
which is why I'm suggesting you read the doc instead of just blindly
following anything I might say).

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