Run another Wndows Program

[Stub Mandrel]

I have had BB4W for many years, I use it rarely but it's a great tool for making neat programs that use a Windows interface.

I have written a simple interface for a program that is otherwise command line only.

You choose options, select input and output files, then it generates and runs the command line.

The files are not associated with the program I want to call and can't be for practical reasons.

The problem is I can't for the life of me remember how to run a command line from BB4W; I'm sure I read ho to many years ago, but i can't find it anywhere.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks

Neil

[hellomike]

Checkout the Help for the OSCLI keyword. This should reveal all.

Regards,

Mike

[Stub Mandrel]

OSCLI!

I should have remembered that!

[RichardRussell]

OSCLI! I should have remembered that!

The command you need is *RUN but, yes, OSCLI is the way to access it when parts of the command are 'variable'.

[Stub Mandrel]

Many thanks, Richard, Mike.

I looked at 'RUN' but had forgotten about *run.

Unfortunately the standard MS Help search requires you to have just the right keywords.

Neil

[RichardRussell]

Unfortunately the standard MS Help search requires you to have just the right keywords.

If you type 'run windows program' into the Search box in the BB4W help viewer, *RUN is the second hit:

bb4w_search.png

[Stub Mandrel]

Many thanks, it's always obvious when you know... I tried various permutations but my focus was on the windows command line...

Now I have to get my command line right...

[RichardRussell]

Now I have to get my command line right...

Don't forget the old trick: replace OSCLI by PRINT to see exactly the command you are constructing, or indeed use both:

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      command$ = "RUN....  "
      PRINT command$
      OSCLI command$