vle-startapp


(vle-startapp  cmd  args  mode)

runs the specified command, optionally with arguments, and optionally waits for the process to end (synchronous execution)

Arguments

cmd  the command / program to run (*.exe  *.com  *.bat)

args  optional arguments as string, or NIL if no arguments

mode  T specifies to wait for the process, NIL specifies to run parallel

Return

process ID if started parallel, or the program's return status if started synchronously

Example

(vle-startapp "notepad.exe" "test.dat" t)
starts notepad.exe with "test.dat" file, running synchronously

Alias


Remarks

replaces (startapp), which does not wait for the process (asynchronous)



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