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Re: Starting Another Process While Another Is Already Running

• Posted by Bernie Ryan <xotron at bluefrog.com> Feb 23, 2006
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Louis Bryant wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello, I'd like to know how to start one process, then have the program run
> another process in the background. It seems as though system_exec() and
> system()
> both wait for the process called by them to finish execution before letting
> your process resume tasks. Is there a way to call a process and let yours
> continue
> without Win32Lib.ew? Or, does win32lib's ShellExecute functions do just that?
> Thanks!

Louis:

   ShellExecute and ShellExecuteEx are windows functions and can be
   used without using Win32Lib if you know how to define and call
   "C" functions from Euphoria.

Bernie

My files in archive:
WMOTOR, XMOTOR, W32ENGIN, MIXEDLIB, EU_ENGIN, WIN32ERU, WIN32API 

Can be downloaded here:
http://www.rapideuphoria.com/cgi-bin/asearch.exu?dos=on&win=on&lnx=on&gen=on&keywords=bernie+ryan