[wxperl-users] Wx::Perl::ProcessStream

[Mark D. <mar...@zn...>]

Hi,

I wanted to execute an external command and have the output returned to me line by line as events. This would mean I could have long running external process running in the background that periodically reports status to the GUI. It also gives me a simple alternative to threads / POE etc. for certain cases.

I've put it together at http://www.wxperl.co.uk/processstream.html

A source tar.gz and MSWin32 PPM are downloadable. Both contain an example prog - example/psexample.pl. Just enter a command in the TextCtrl and execute it. It seems to handle multiple concurrent running procs fine.

I'd appreciate any comments and views on code, process and namespace. (and if I have wasted my time - has this been done elsewhere?)

Regards

Mark