Esteemed Monks,

I have a Perl/Tk app running under Windows. I ask you assistance in two instances:

1.. I need to start an external program - leave it running and return to the original program. exec reaplaces the original, and system runs the program but the original is blocked waiting for a return. How can I 'unblock' the original?

2.. In a Tk application I want to pace the rate at which an operation is done. The programme is sending emails to advise of various actions taken by the programme, but I only want one to be sent every 'n' seconds. That is all this program does, but in the intervening period I would like to be able to move the window and/or gain focus. How can I do this?

jdtoronto

In reply to Run another program without blocking or exiting (Perl/Tk). by jdtoronto

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