run a DOS program without a DOS console

Hi,

I've created a .exe program with perlapp.exe and I want to run an external program in it, however I would like that console not to appear.

Now I use:

system("7z x ....");

Is there another way of running this command without to appear a dos console?

Thank you.

Octavian

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Re: run a DOS program without a DOS console

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Octavian Rasnita wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've created a .exe program with perlapp.exe and I want to run an external program in it, however I would like that console not to appear.
>
> Now I use:
>
> system("7z x ....");
>
> Is there another way of running this command without to appear a dos console?
>

Try Win32::Process, CREATE_NO_WINDOW , I think

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Re: run a DOS program without a DOS console

On Oct 14, 2008, at 9:57 , Octavian Rasnita wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've created a .exe program with perlapp.exe and I want to run an
> external program in it, however I would like that console not to
> appear.
>
> Now I use:
>
> system("7z x ....");
>
> Is there another way of running this command without to appear a dos
> console?

You need to call Win32::SetChildShowWindow(0) before you call system().

http://docs.activestate.com/activeperl/5.10/lib/Win32.html#s etchildshowwindow

Regards,
Gisle

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