...your solution does not fully fit my needs...

Like I say, it would be easier if you would explain what your needs are...

Maybe this will do what you want? 

P:\test>type detach.pl  ## A script to detach scripts
#! perl -lw
use strict;
use Win32::Process;

print "@ARGV";

my $cmdline = "perl.exe @ARGV";

print $cmdline;

Win32::Process::Create(
        my $hProc, $^X, $cmdline, 0,  DETACHED_PROCESS, '.'
) or die $^E;

print "PID: ", $hProc->GetProcessID;

P:\test>type test.pl     ## A script to detach
#! perl -slw
use strict;

close $_ for *STDIN, *STDOUT, *STDERR;
open LOG, '>', 'my.log' or die $!;
select LOG;
$|=1;
print ~~localtime while sleep 2;

P:\test>del my.log 

P:\test>cmd  
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

P:\test>detach test.pl
test.pl
perl.exe test.pl
PID: 3540

P:\test>u:tail -f my.log
Tue Sep 14 17:39:05 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:07 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:09 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:11 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:13 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:15 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:17 2004
^C
P:\test>exit
^C
P:\test>u:tail -f my.log
Tue Sep 14 17:39:07 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:09 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:11 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:13 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:15 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:17 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:19 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:21 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:23 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:25 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:27 2004
Tue Sep 14 17:39:29 2004
^C

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In reply to Re^7: Win32::Daemon service doesn't reach RUNNING state by BrowserUk
in thread Win32::Daemon service doesn't reach RUNNING state by zejames

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