Re: program launching
- Posted by Evan Marshall <evan at net-link.net> May 31, 2002
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<html> <head> </head> <body> Glad to finally be able to answer instead of ask.<br> <br> George Walters wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:0.1700008810.267209734-1463792382-1022874963 at topica.com"> <pre wrap="">How about this?<br>procedure open_display_window()<br> openWindow(Win2,Normal)<br>end procedure<br>onActivate[Win1] = routine_id("open_display_window")<br><br>George Walters wrote:<br><br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">well, i guess i didn't explain it good enough. launching the program<br></pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->(win32<br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">app) is done from another program and is not the problem. The problem is<br></pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->the<br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">window opens but nothing will execute until an event ocurrs (like a<br>'continue' button being clicked). I want the window to open and the<br></pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->program<br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">begin to execute displaying stuff in the status bar without the user<br></pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->having<br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">to do anything.<br><br>I can do this.....onClick[Continue] = routine_id("Main") .... but i would<br>like not to have any user action required.<br><br>george<br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "rudy toews" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rltoews at ilos.net"><rltoews at ilos.net></a><br>To: "EUforum" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:EUforum at topica.com"><EUforum at topica.com></a><br>Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:45 PM<br>Subject: RE: program launching<br><br><br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">George Walters wrote:<br><br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I would like to launch a program which opens a window for displaying<br>stuff<br>while executing w/o having to click a 'start' button or some other user<br>intervention. I can't figure out how to do this? Can anyone offer<br>asuggestion? ....thanks<br><br>george<br><br><br><br></pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">hi George<br>dos programs would use the autoexec.bat to launch when computer is<br>booted.<br>windows would launch programs automatically when started if the shortcut<br>is put into <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="c:\windows\start">c:\windows\start</a> menu\programs\startup<br><br>maybe a timer program can launch them at different times.<br>i have not played with the task manager to see if it can do that, sorry.<br><br>rudy<br><br>lotterywars<br><br><br><br></pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><br><br></pre> </blockquote>