Dooes upgrading my perl version to 5.8.6 make a difference??

Sorry, I wouldn't know. Shortly after I upgraded to 5.8, I dumped 5.6 and never looked back. If you're stuck w/ 5.6, you'll likely need to either get a VC++ environment and build from scratch from CPAN sources, or try the other suggestion (i.e., system("sc stop $service"); ). You might check AS's PPM page for instructions on accessing older version repositories.

However, if you have the option, I'd highly recommend upgrading to 5.8.6+. 5.6 is getting a bit long in the tooth at this point, and you'll find an increasing number of modules now require 5.8, in part because it provides so many feature enhancements.

In reply to Re^3: How to query/stop/start Windows services? by renodino
in thread How to query/stop/start Windows services? by adam2005

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