Re: How do you get the PID of an external process?

Each of these children uses $pid = system(1,"start $executable $args") to start a program.

Don't use start in your command. Start requires a shell to run your program and it is the pid of that shell that is returned to you.

Just use: my $pid = system 1, "$executable $args";

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Re^2: How do you get the PID of an external process? by McA (Priest) on Sep 25, 2013 at 05:50 UTC
Hi BrowserUK, I'm really curious if this kind of call is a speciality on Windows or something special in Perl on Windows. I don't know that API. Can you give me a pointer to the relevant documentation? Thank you in advance McA	[reply]
Re^3: How do you get the PID of an external process? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 25, 2013 at 07:25 UTC
Beyond, How does system(1,"foo") work on Windows? & similar, I've never seen it documented. Damn glad it exists though :) 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.	[reply]
Re^4: How do you get the PID of an external process? by McA (Priest) on Sep 25, 2013 at 11:18 UTC
BrowserUK, soonix, thank you for that link (). A really interesting piece of information. Best regards McA () ++	[reply]
Re^5: How do you get the PID of an external process? by syphilis (Archbishop) on Sep 25, 2013 at 12:42 UTC
Re^3: How do you get the PID of an external process? by soonix (Canon) on Sep 25, 2013 at 07:31 UTC
Re^2: How does system(1,"foo") work on Windows? points to system in perlport	[reply]


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