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Re: "system()" vs "system_exec()" problem

• Posted by jjnick at cvn.com Apr 29, 2001
• 494 views

Thanks, but isn't this a problem with "system_exec()", ie, shouldn't it
support these type of arguments, or am I doing something wrong?

What if somebody trys doing this in MS-DOS mode, ie, not in Windows . . .

----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Parnell" <ddparnell at bigpond.com>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: Re: "system()" vs "system_exec()" problem


> instead of the system() and system_exec() functions, you can use the
> win32lib functions.
>
> try out...
> atom rc
> sequence startdir
>
> startdir = "C:\\whatever"
>
> rc = shellExecuteEx( "open", "testargs", "\"1 1\" \"2 \"",
>                      startdir, SW_SHOWNORMAL, 0)
> ------
> Derek Parnell
> Melbourne, Australia
> "To finish a job quickly, go slower."