> Is there a way to write a perl application > and let it run as a service [ without using > SRVANY or other proprietary tool] ?
Not really, if it's truly a service as defined by Windows, you want. Services use a specific API for interacting with the OS, and perl.exe simply doesn't make use of those. But if you can overcome the hesitation to use a proprietary tool, look into the ActiveState PDK (Perl Dev Kit). It has great support for 'compiling' a Perl app into a 'real' service, implementing the specific startup entrypoints, support for handling start/stop/pause etc etc as used for services. Note that you really need a service in order to make it start at boot and 'always' be available & survive logons/logoffs (well, in principle; if you're really determined you can probably find other ways to spawn a process of your own during bootup but I wouldn't recommend that). > Can the service be hidden ? No. That is, unless you want to implement and foist a root kit based thingie on your users...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit. Not recommended. HTH, ken1 _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
