starting an app with CreateProcess

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D2006

(Posted 2007) [#1]

Hello,

I've got a problem with starting an appilcation out of Max.
I'm using CreateProcess and it works fine with some programs such as "calc" or "notepad". But many programs are just a process and are working in the background with no window or so. So for instance "cmd".

How can I avoid that, so that the app starts normally?

Unfortunately, "System_" isn't an alternative as the calling program has to work on.

I appreciate any hints

regards,
D2006

CASO	(Posted 2007) [#2]

Try OpenUrl()
This is what I tested with:

OpenURL(RequestFile("Open"))
OpenURL(RequestFile("Open"))
Print "Launched 2 Programs"
Delay 5000

I hope that helped.

D2006

(Posted 2007) [#3]

Works fine so far...

short forms like "calc" don't work, but in this case theres no problem to use the complete path.

Thank you! I didn't know that you can open apps, too and not only webpages and folders.

regards,
D2006