Launching another application
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| Been searching around and can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I need to launch an application from inside another, and quit the first app without closing the child. Preferably a cross platform solution. Any thoughts? did I miss something in the code archives? |
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| You can use OpenUrl() to open other programs/documents in their default application and, because it's a built-in BlitzMax command, it's cross-platform. Example on Windows: ?Win32
'Let's open notepad
OpenURL(getenv_("windir")+"\Notepad.exe")
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'Now let's terminate the current program and watch in awe as notepad stays open ;-)
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| Ah! I read that it didn't launch applications, but that was probably wrong/outdated/blitzplus. Thanks! |
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| No probs! Ah! I read that it didn't launch applications, but that was probably wrong/outdated/blitzplus. Thanks! It's not blindingly obvious (the name or the docs don't help), but I remember asking BRL a year ago the exact same question that you did - they suggested using OpenUrl() and it worked (on all platforms too)! ;-) |
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| Yea, it's exactly what I've done in other languages... just read the wrong thing and didn't try it myself... not a good day for my brain, but I'm making progress :0) It doesn't accept augments though... dunno if I can work around that yet. |
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| It doesn't accept augments though... dunno if I can work around that yet. What do you mean by arguments - do you mean program switches? |
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