#!/usr/bin/perl

my $pid = open(my $fh, "java -classpath /Users/allasso/AWS/utility/tools_additional/SC_add/java TextEntry |")
    or die "Couldn't launch: $! / $?";
    
END {
    if ($pid) {
        kill 9 => $pid; # bang
    };
};

print "pid: $pid\n\ndoing stuff...\n\npress return to exit script...\n\n";

<STDIN>;