I have a GUI program done with Win32::GUI with a slight problem... almost everything the program does involves connecting to a website and sending/rescieving data. Now I know how to connect to the site and all... but whenever I do that the GUI freezes. Is there a way to keep the GUI alive while dealing with the sending and rescieving of the data from the website? I considered threading or forking, but I really don't understand it well enough. (For some reason... ActivePerl doesn't want to use the Threads package that CAME WITH the install... heh, so I can't even exeperement with those)

If any of the responses involve forking or threads, please explain each step in detail... I hope to gain an understanding of both methods.

If I didn't explain my question enough, please say so.

Thanks


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