OpenEuphoria

Re: 2,5 install problem

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at RapidEuphoria.com> Oct 13, 2005
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Pete Lomax wrote:
> Actually, Rob, was there anything obviously wrong with the command
> line it was executing? 

It seemed to be forming the correct command line as I selected
various options.

> Should I be looking for anything other than a
> result of -1 from system_exec in this case? 

I think for binding/shrouding you might as well use system() 
rather than system_exec(), and don't worry about the exit code.
The binder can display an error message and wait for the user
to hit a key.

> It might be something I never quite understood: 
> I found I had to use "exw.exe bind.ex -w32 "
> rather than "bindw" on 2.4.

In the docs for system_exec() it says:

  "Comments: On DOS32 or WIN32, system_exec() will only run .exe and .com 
  programs. To run .bat files, or built-in DOS commands, you need system()."

bindw is actually bindw.bat

This is all due to a limitation of DOS/Windows. It's not
something I added to the Euphoria interpreter.

Regards,
   Rob Craig
   Rapid Deployment Software
   http://www.RapidEuphoria.com