In a wperl.exe app, I run the following at startup: 

my $AllocConsole = new Win32::API('kernel32', 'AllocConsole', [] , 'N'
+);
my $GetConsoleWindow = new Win32::API('kernel32', 'GetConsoleWindow', 
+[] , 'N');
my $ShowWindow = new Win32::API('user32', 'ShowWindow', ['N','I'] , 'N
+');
my $apival = $AllocConsole->Call();
if($apival) {
    my $console = $GetConsoleWindow->Call();
    my $hidewindow = 0;
    my $rval = $ShowWindow->Call($console, $hidewindow);
}

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So I've now got a hidden console window that any console apps I call will run in. The console may flash once on app startup, but after that you're OK.

In reply to Re^3: Hiding programs launched within wperl'd script by markwx
in thread Hiding programs launched within wperl'd script by mdog

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