#!/usr/bin/perl -w use Tk; my $mw = MainWindow->new(-title=>"Demo"); my $HlpBttn = $mw->Button( -text =>"Make NEW Window", -command => [ \&makeWindow, $mw ], # calls makeWindow and passes $mw as the first argument ); $HlpBttn->pack(-padx =>60, -pady =>10); MainLoop; sub makeWindow { my $parent = shift; my $win = $parent->Toplevel(-title=>'new window'); my $Bttn = $win->Button( -text=>"CLOSE this window", -command=> [ 'destroy', $win ], # calls destroy on $win )->pack( -padx =>60, -pady =>10, ); } __END__