createprocess

createprocess(command, waitforcompletion)

Where:

command	is a command line string to create the process.
waitforcompletion	is a boolean indicating whether SourcePoint should wait for the process to complete.

Discussion

The createprocess function call can be used to start another program.  The command string includes the program name, along with any arguments to pass to the program.

Examples

Command input:

createprocess("notepad c:\\temp\\foo.txt", false)    // start notepad, do not wait for it to be closed

Command input:

createProcess("c:\\temp\\unlock.bat", true)         // run a batch file, wait for it to complete

Related Topics:

shell