sub execute {
   my $this = shift;    ## get ref to calling object
   my $exitStat = 0;

   ## This is how you execute another program, and it NOT block the current script
   ## (as opposed to system()).
   my $proc;
   Win32::Process::Create(
      $proc,
      $this->{mLink}->{'Path'},
      "",
      0,
      NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS,
      $this->{mLink}->{'WorkingDirectory'}
   ) || die $this->errorReport();

   return $exitStat;
}