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IWBasic => General Questions => Topic started by: soft4fun on August 14, 2008, 06:13:18 AM

Title: execute external programs
Post by: soft4fun on August 14, 2008, 06:13:18 AM
Hello and congratulations for this excellent language!  :D
It is the most complete and  powerful that i found. I use especially the musical commands (like playmidi$) to create an educational application.
Is there a command allowing to execute an external program (like run or execute)?
Thank you very much!
Title: Re: execute external programs
Post by: billhsln on August 14, 2008, 06:20:34 AM
Check out the SYSTEM command in EBasic.  That should do what you are looking for.

Bill
Title: Re: execute external programs
Post by: soft4fun on August 14, 2008, 09:25:30 AM
thank you !  :)
Title: Re: execute external programs
Post by: hugh on August 15, 2008, 07:20:41 PM
try

c:/system/windows/notepad.exe
or what ever program you wish to run.
but if your window is set to "topmost" then the system call will work, but you will not see it until your program is closed.

Hugh