OpenEuphoria

Re: Does Linux have a ShellExecute ?

• Posted by Al Getz <Xaxo at aol.com> Jul 01, 2004
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Thanks irv, i'll have to try that out.
Sounds like the sync is controllable by how you call it--nice!


irv mullins wrote:
> 
> Al Getz wrote:
> > 
> > Irv,
> > 
> > I often find i have to call other programs from my main
> > program that's why i wanted shellexecute.  I've also used
> > it for other things, but that's the main use.
> 
> For that, system() works fine.
> If you want the called program to start and return immediately 
> to the main pgm, you call the other program(s) with an '&', as 
> in system("exu foo &",0)
> 
> That starts "foo" running in the background. If foo is a 
> graphics pgm, its window will pop up.
> 
> Without the '&', your main program will wait until the 
> called pgm is finished.
> 
> However, if the called program prints text to the screen, then 
> there's a problem: when a Eu program quits, it displays "Press Enter"
> and waits. This stops further processing by the main program.
> I don't know why this is necessary, but that's what Eu does.
> 
> You can also use shell commands such as wait, I've never needed 
> to use those.
> 
> Irv
> 


Take care,
Al

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