Will do. I was just trying to keep the root node up-to-date with where I'm at so far. In other SoPW posts, I personally felt it was difficult to track sequence when Notes branched out too much, often wishing that the OP would indicate which solution worked best with an update. YMMV.

I have been playing around a lot with Win32::Process and this will require more meditation on my part. After much experimentation, I got a feel of the internals and now realize how the threaded fork gets in the way of the expectations of the OP.

Thanks again, you've been a big help :)