(bbq) Re: 2 programs as 2 processes

use the fork, Luke...

#!/home/bbq/bin/perl
# Trust no1!

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RE: (bbq) Re: 2 programs as 2 processes by tye (Sage) on Sep 22, 2000 at 23:47 UTC
Note that the originaly poster appears to be using a Microsoft "operating system" which means that fork probably isn't the best choice. This is because prior to Perl 5.6.0, fork() didn't work. With Perl 5.6.0, fork() might work for this but it is very new and appears to be quite buggy in some situations. Personally I'd use `system(1,"script")` to prevent the calling script from waiting. - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")	[reply] [d/l]

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RE: (bbq) Re: 2 programs as 2 processes
by tye (Sage) on Sep 22, 2000 at 23:47 UTC

Note that the originaly poster appears to be using a Microsoft "operating system" which means that fork probably isn't the best choice. This is because prior to Perl 5.6.0, fork() didn't work. With Perl 5.6.0, fork() might work for this but it is very new and appears to be quite buggy in some situations.

Personally I'd use system(1,"script") to prevent the calling script from waiting.

tye

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