Windows OS doesn't support exec in the POSIX form, just as it doesn't support fork. So these are both emulated by Perl on Windows--but not very accurately. In particular, exec will work pretty much exactly like system. Ie. It will start a new process and wait for that process to end.

If however, you use system( 1, ... ) it will start the new process asynchronously (it won't wait) and if the perl script ends, the new process will continue as if the script had never existed.

And yes. I use Windows.

Now, how about you answer the question I asked?

You've already agreed that if you replace exec with system( 1, 'yourname.html' );, and you run your script from the command line, it operates as you want it to.

But, you said "it doesn't work" if you double-click it, or a short-cut to it, and my question to you was:

WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU DOUBLE CLICK IT, OR A SHORT CUT TO IT?

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In reply to Re^7: exec() on Windows by BrowserUk
in thread exec() on Windows by vitoco

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