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I tried the killProcess call followed by wait() call that BrowserUK suggested, but when I tried Win32::Process::Wait it gives me this error message- 'Usage:Win32::Process::Wait(cP, timeout)'
what is 'cP' argument means? 
$^E=0;
Win32::Process::KillProcess($pid, 111) or warn $^E;
Win32::Process::Wait(INFINITE);

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Peter
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Re^3: Kill a process in perl windows and proceed only if it killed the process
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jul 24, 2012 at 15:56 UTC
    what is 'cP' argument means?

    You are calling Win32::Process::Wait() as a subroutine; you should be calling it as a method.

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      sorry, I didn't understand.
      I get the processids of the applications running on a processing node and I just want to kill it and wait for that process to be killed. I am not creating the process using Win32::Process::Create().
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        I am not creating the process using Win32::Process::Create().

        Then you will need to obtain a handle to the process using: 

        my $proc = Win32::Process::Open( $pid, $iflags );  

Creates a handle Perl can use to an existing process as identified by 
+$pid.

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        And then call the Wait method on that handle:

        $proc->Wait( <milliseconds|INFINITE> );

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        With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
        Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
        "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
        In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

        The start of some sanity?
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