James Kipp wrote: > > =========Beginning of the citation============== > > '-' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > > operable program or batch file. > > > > =========The end of the citation================ > > > > I use windows xp, activestate perl build 804. > > > > Can anyone explain why I'm getting this error? > > > > I know that windows version of perl supports forking, > > but does that error mean it does not support forking > > with open? > > > > How can I alternatively intersept STDOUT? > > > > > Not sure if you got an answer to this, but you can not fork opens in > Win32 does not work like unix.
No, but given that a lot of work has been put into ithreads in V5.8 to make threading platform-independent (or at least functional on Windows) I'm surprised that a language feature like this hasn't been implemented. As well as that I can see nowhere in the docs where it mentions the lack of Windows support for this feature. I suppose it could be dependent on the options enabled in the Perl build, which are fixed for ActivePerl because it is a binary distribution. I'd be interested to hear if anybody has any knowledge in this area. Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
