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All,

I came up with a solution...not the prettiest, but it works.

First, create a wrapper for launching executables, using Win32::Job. Use Win32::Job's run() function to implement the timeout. Launch this wrapper from the main application, which captures the output.

The use of Win32::Job limits this to the Win2K+ platforms...but for now, that's not really a big issue.

Thanks!
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