Launching 16 bit apps with Win32::API

slloyd has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Has anyone had any success launching 16 bit apps with the Win32::API CreateProcess call?

For some reason, I keep getting NTVDM errors. I have tried setting the Separate_Wow_VDM flag but it did not seem to make a difference.

thanks

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Re: Launching 16 bit apps with Win32::API by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 09, 2004 at 20:29 UTC
I have no such problem, so I think that the problem is more with your 16-bit program. Maybe you could try setting up a `.pif` file and start that? `Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195] (C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp. C:\WINNT\system32>start command C:\WINNT\system32>perl -e "system 'command'" Microsoft(R) Windows DOS (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-1999. C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32>exit C:\WINNT\system32>` [download]	[reply] [d/l]

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Re: Launching 16 bit apps with Win32::API
by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 09, 2004 at 20:29 UTC

I have no such problem, so I think that the problem is more with your 16-bit program. Maybe you could try setting up a .pif file and start that?

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\WINNT\system32>start command

C:\WINNT\system32>perl -e "system 'command'"
Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-1999.

C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32>exit

C:\WINNT\system32>
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