OpenEuphoria

Re: Win32Lib: how run another program?

• Posted by Bernie <xotron at PCOM.NET> Aug 31, 2000
• 512 views

On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:53:20 -0700, Dan B Moyer <DANMOYER at PRODIGY.NET>
wrote:

>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:

  I think what is confusing you is  the  \"

  When ever you place double qoutes INSIDE a STRING the

  interpter will not know which qoutation marks is the end of

  of a string. Placing the \ ( escape character ) tells the interpter

  to IGNORE the next double qoute because it is part of the text

  and not the end of the string.

  Bernie