Re: program launching

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How about this?
procedure open_display_window()
    openWindow(Win2,Normal)
end procedure
onActivate[Win1] = routine_id("open_display_window")

George Walters wrote:

>
>well, i guess i didn't explain it good enough. launching the program (win32
>app) is done from another program and is not the problem. The problem is the
>window opens but nothing will execute until an event ocurrs (like a
>'continue' button being clicked).  I want the window to open and the program
>begin to execute displaying stuff in the status bar without the user having
>to do anything.
>
>I can do this.....onClick[Continue] = routine_id("Main") .... but i would
>like not to have any user action required.
>
>george
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "rudy toews" <rltoews at ilos.net>
>To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
>Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:45 PM
>Subject: RE: program launching
>
>
>>
>>George Walters wrote:
>>
>>>I would like to launch a program which opens a window for displaying
>>>stuff
>>>while executing w/o having to click a 'start' button or some other user
>>>intervention. I can't figure out how to do this? Can anyone offer
>>>asuggestion?  ....thanks
>>>
>>>george
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>hi George
>>dos programs would use the autoexec.bat to launch when computer is
>>booted.
>>windows would launch programs automatically when started if the shortcut
>>is put into c:\windows\start menu\programs\startup
>>
>>maybe a timer program can launch them at different times.
>>i have not played with the task manager to see if it can do that, sorry.
>>
>>rudy
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>>lotterywars
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