OpenEuphoria

Re: Win32Lib: how run another program?

• Posted by Dan B Moyer <DANMOYER at PRODIGY.NET> Aug 30, 2000
• 480 views

Jeeze!

Nevermind.

I can't believe I didn't even *think* to read the manual!  And not only
that, but clicking on Euphoria programs to run them has made me completely
forget that "exw" is the NORMAL way to evoke the windows version of the
interpreter!  Sigh! Two steps forward, one step backward (at least!).

Dan
(feeling sheepish)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan B Moyer" <DANMOYER at prodigy.net>
To: "Euphoria Mail List" <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 8:53 PM
Subject: Win32Lib: how run another program?


> How can I make another Euphoria program run from within one that is
running?
> I tried looking at David Cuny's IDE, which runs the program under
> development, but I don't really understand what it means.  Here's what I
> found that apparently does it:
>
>         result = system_exec( "exw \"" & fName & "\"", 2 )
>
> what I specifically don't understand is the "exw\" & the "\" & the 2
> <sickly grin>
>
> Dan
>