> but you can simulate start by using system(1, ...):

hm ... not really, start was also necessary to launch a new window in parallel

> See perlport on the form system(1, ...).

yeah I missed that, great.

> That way, you can kill it.

yes it works, but with a negative signal like with kill("-KILL",$pid)

That's because I have to target the child process(es) of start/cmd ...

Thanks :)