If you are using ActiveState Perl, the easiest way is to simply associate a different file extension (.wpl for example) with the wperl.exe. Then when you run a .wpl script, it will run without a DOS console.

If you are using another distribution of Perl, then you are not out of luck either...

Jenda's GUI Scripts has info on hacking perl.exe and also this snippet - Thanks Jenda!

use Win32::GUI;
BEGIN {Win32::GUI::Hide(scalar(Win32::GUI::GetPerlWindow()))};

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I seem to be forgeting one or two other ways but this should put you on the right track.

In reply to Re: Hiding the dos console where perl program was called from in windows? by Mr. Muskrat
in thread Hiding the dos console where perl program was called from in windows? by buzzthebuzzsaw

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