Here's my bit of code below :

   # now stop the current scan thread
   # to do this, write in a file th_com.thd the value 0
   if (defined $thread)
   {
      open (THREADCOM, ">".LTG::dialog::THREADCOM) or die "Can't creat
+e/overwrite file: $!\n";
      print (THREADCOM,"0");
      close THREADCOM;
      # stop thread
   }
   print "create thread\n";
   $thread = threads->new(\&LTG::scanChange::monitor());# \&LTG::scanC
+hange::monitor);
   $thread->detach(); # let go off the new thread
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And here's the sub's code

sub monitor
{
   my @wantedF; # folders to be scanned
   my @bannedF; # banned folders not to be scanned
   
   if ( -e LTG::dialog::CONFIGFILE)
   {
      open(FOLDERLIST,LTG::dialog::CONFIGFILE) or die "can't open file
+";
      my $content = <FOLDERLIST>;
      my $addForce = 0;
      while ($content)
      {        
        if ($content ne "\n")
        {
           $content =~ s/\n/ /;
           ($content =~/^\#FORCE\#/)?($addForce = 1):(($content =~/^\#
+BAN\#/)?($addForce = 0):($addForce?push(@wantedF,$content):push(@bann
+edF,$content)));
        }
        $content = <FOLDERLIST>;
        
      }
      close (FOLDERLIST);
   }
   
   open (THREADCOM, ">".LTG::dialog::THREADCOM) or die "Can't create/o
+verwrite file: $!\n";
   print THREADCOM "1";
   close THREADCOM;
   
   my $active = 1;
   while ($active)
   {
      if ( -e LTG::dialog::THREADCOM)
      {
         open(THREADCOM,LTG::dialog::THREADCOM) or die "can't open fil
+e THREADCOM";
         $active = <THREADCOM>;
         print "active : $active \n";
         close THREADCOM;
      }
      my %changes = LTG::scanChange::startScan(\@wantedF,\@bannedF,INC
+_SUBDIRS);
      foreach my $k (keys %changes)
      {
         print "key : $k -> content : $changes{$k}\n";
      }
      # update database here Sumith
      # print "---while---\n";
   
   }
}
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I'm running perl on a Winnt 4.0 system, and here's my perl info (perl -v)

This is perl, v5.6.1 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
(with 1 registered patch, see perl -V for more detail)

Copyright 1987-2001, Larry Wall

Binary build 635 provided by ActiveState Corp. http://www.ActiveState.
+com
Built 15:34:21 Feb  4 2003


Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
+ or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source ki
+t.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found 
+on
this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'.  If you have access to
+ the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Pa
+ge.
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