I have a Perl script running on Windows that functions as a wrapper to a second program -- a compiled executable I cannot change. Within my Perl script, I use 'system' to call the second program and wait for it to return -- pretty basic. However, the second program calls ExitWindows() when it eventually ends (a few minutes to a few hours later), so my Perl script gets control back just long enough to print a line before perl (or wperl) gets terminated by Windows. What I need is for the Perl script to stay alive long enough to log this event to a file before Windows finishes logging out.
A Windows GUI program could intercept the WM_QUERYENDSESSION message it receives as Windows logs out, so it could have a few seconds to do what it needs to do before responding to the message that it is ready to terminate (cf. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sysinfo/base/ex itwindows.asp). Is there any similar functionality available in Perl or a module or would this require hacking the perl source? I didn't find anything after a search through CPAN and on the web. Thanks for any ideas, Garyl _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Admin mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
