I'm trying to execute and possibly terminate a PERL script from Labview.

[scotter]

I am currently using the system exec.vi to run my perl script. I would like to be able to terminate it as well. Any suggestion?


I'm running from windows xp.

[smercurio_fc]

Are you looking for a clean termination or a brute-force method, similar to the "End Process" that you can do from Task Manager? If it's the latter, do a search in this forum for "kill process" and you'll come across a number of solutions. If it's the former, then I don't know because it sort of depends on whether the script can "listen" to stop commands.

[scotter]

When I run the perl script from a windows command shell I can do a ctrl-C and exit the script. I was hoping to do something similar from labview.

[BigBoyTwo]

Try looking at http://www.jeffreytravis.com/lost/labperl.html

The download (LabPerl) gives you comms between Labview ' Perl and viceversa.

And doesn't take too long to fathom out how it all works.

The perl program is set running (manually or by labview command window - don't wait for completion) followed by labview control etc.

N.B.

Each labview write string requires a Linefeed - then chomp at perl end

The secret is to  have a good handshake method - each LabView read returns to perl an "ok"