#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use threads; use Thread::Queue; use Win32::JobAdd; ## A shared var to communicate progess between work thread and TK my $Q = new Thread::Queue; my $job:shared = createJobObject( 'counter_and_calc_job' ); sub work{ my $pid = open PROC, q[perl -le "$|=1; system 1, 'calc.exe'; print and select(undef,undef,undef,0.1) for 1 .. 1000" |] or die $!; assignProcessToJobObject( $job, $pid ); while( ) { $Q->enqueue( $_ ); } close PROC; } threads->new( \&work )->detach; ## For lowest memory consumption require (not use) ## Tk::* after you've started the work thread. require Tk::ProgressBar; my $mw = MainWindow->new; my $pb = $mw->ProgressBar()->pack(); my $button = $mw->Button(-text => 'CANCEL', -command => sub { closeHandle( $job ) } )->pack(); my $repeat; $repeat = $mw->repeat( 100 => sub { while( $Q->pending ) { my $progress = $Q->dequeue; return unless $progress; $repeat->cancel if $progress == 100; $pb->value( $progress ) } }); $mw->MainLoop;