Easy way for user to kill an executable file?

[Perl Beginner]

i have created an automation program using Perl (Win32). i converted the perl script to an executable file. what i would like to do is have a way for the user to easily kill the executable file if necessary. for instance, have a button somewhere on the desktop that they can just click it and the executable will stop. Or inset some lines of code that would specify a 'button' sequence that the user can press on the keyboard that would trigger the executable to stop. Is this possible? i have no code to post because I have no idea where to start!

At this point, in order to stop the executable, i have to press CTRL-ALT-DEL, go to task manager and stop the process.

Help please!
Terra

[Icecrack]

it really depends on how you are running this perl code, you can try CTRL + C ?????

Note: i do know this was 6 days old

[Perl Beginner]

thanks for your input. however, CTRL-C only works if i run it as a Perl script (*.pl). if i convert it to an executable (*.exe), CTRL-C doesn't work.

[Icecrack]

thanks for your input. however, CTRL-C only works if i run it as a Perl script (*.pl). if i convert it to an executable (*.exe), CTRL-C doesn't work.

you can look at this module

http://search.cpan.org/dist/TermReadKey/ReadKey.pm

if you can reprogram your code, then i will add the above and look for a shortcut(hotkey ) to quit the program.

try something like this:

ReadMode 4, IN;
$k = "";
$in = \*IN; # or *IN or "IN" 
while($k ne \cq)  # Looks for Control + q
{
 while !defined($k=ReadKey(-1, $in));
 
#Run Code Here
 
}
 
ReadMode 0, IN;
 

[Perl Beginner]

Thanks! I'll take a look at this!
Terra