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****** ASyncRun.txt ********************************************************
*
* ASyncRun -- A RUNBACK clone for AmigaOS 2.04+. (V37.3 28-Nov-1992)
*
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SYNOPSIS
COMMAND/A,ARGS/M,P=PRI/K/N,S=STACK/K/N,D=DELAY/K/N
DESCRIPTION
ASyncRun creates a distinct independant background process using the
information you provide, thus allowing you to EndCLI the shell from
which ASyncRun was launched.
OPTIONS
- COMMAND
Name of the program you wish to ASyncRun. This variable must
be a valid pathname or resident programname.
- ARGS
The argument(s) you wish to pass to the program. This may be
null, but it must not exceed 1024 characters in length.
- PRI
The priority you wish to run <Command> at. MUST be in the
range from -128 to 127, but generally you should be careful
in using priorities outside of, say, +/- 5.
- STACK
Stacksize for the child process. Defaults to 4000 bytes.
- DELAY
A number in the interval 1-15, which is the number of seconds
for ASyncRun to wait before releasing the prompt after having
loadet the program.
NOTES
ASyncRun is Copyright (C) 1992 Magnetic Ink (KAS), but freely
distributable as long as this text is left intact and goes along
with ANY distribution.
Please send comments or bug-reports by e-mail to:
Klaus Seistrup 2:230/119@fidonet
92:910/102@badnet
InterNet: kleis@magneto.bbs.bad.se