Proc::Command 0.04

Proc::Command is a backtick that does not use the shell for Perl under Windows.

SYNOPSIS

use Proc::Command

@reponse = Proc::Command->command($command)
@reponse = Proc::Command->command($command, $trys)
@reponse = Proc::Command->command($command, $trys, $sleep)

use Proc::Command qw(command)

@reponse = command($command)
@reponse = command($command, $trys)
@reponse = command($command, $trys, $sleep)

Some Perls under Microsoft windows suffers disabilities over Unix Perls. One particular disability is a backtick without the console. Altough the Microsoft console, may be started without a window (start command with /b option or spawn program call), the Perl system command on windows usually creates a window. Creating a window causes immense user interface problem since it will randomly pop-up and take focus over the current window, erasing current entries into that window. Solutions such as "Proc::SafePipe" do not run on Perls for Window.

This module provides an answer by using the "open" command with a pipe to provide a backtick without a console that will run under Perls on Microsoft Windows.