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Running a program in the background

How can i write a program the goes to the background after a certian
condition occure. this program should run both on Windows and Linux.

For example:

---------------------
if GoToBackground:
gotoBG()
else:
stayonFG()
---------------------
here tell me that what should i write in the body of gotoBG()
function.
Jul 18 '05 #1
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