Brad, May a crazed camel jockey hump your ??????. It is easier to thread the eye of a needle than it is to discuss threads with regards to Perl Gui. My suggestion to you is to stick to UNIX and AWK programming where you can kick Off multiple processes running concurrently.
From: "Brad Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: perl-win32-gui-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 06:49:40 -0400 Subject: [perl-win32-gui-users] Working with threads Yesterday, after finishing a gui, I started reading some old list postings on threads. I looked over my application and found a part of the code where I could test the threading (perl 5.8.x). Best part, it worked! I have been programming in Perl steadily for the past five years, and it has quickly become my language of choice. Up until now, I have proceeded in the linear fashion in which Perl works on win32, each task performed must be performed sequentially. Of course, I have always sacrificed speed and responsivity for versatility. Now, I would like to begin retrofitting some of my code to a threaded model, in part. I thought a good solution would be to try it with a gui, but I am stuck in my thinking, and have a few questions to ask, to gain clarity: 1. When using threading with win32::gui, would/could I create a thread for each gui component/object? For example, from my Master loop, could I create a thread that held a Window and every button, textfield, etc. contained inside the Window, while another thread held a Dialog Box with all of it's components (textfields, buttons, etc.)? 2. If I can, from where do I control the Show() method? I tried performing this from the Master Loop, but it said, of course, that my $Window didn't exist. Then, I tried passing the Show() through the thread (e.g. $sample_thread->$Window->Show();), but that didn't work either. 3. Instead of placing the $Window in threading, do I place the functions of $Window in the threading? 4. Does anyone have an example of threading with Win32::gui? If anyone is old enough to remember seeing their first Walkman (circa 1980), that is the similar feeling I am having with win32::gui and threads! For five years, I have used Perl for database processing, and cgi. Two years ago, I discovered the power of OLE. Now, I am revisiting GUI, and contemplating threads. Next, I might begin considering myself to be a programmer! :) Brad Smith
