| From: | Robert A. Sisk |
| Date: | 4 Sep 2001 at 11:13:07 |
| Subject: | Re: Starting programs, waiting for executiion (was: arexx, adpro andspaces) |
On 04-Sep-01 Fritsch Alexander <alexander.fritsch@icn.siemens.de> wrote:
> With your help I managed to write my first Arexx-Script. It acts as a
> webcam. [...]
That sounds quite impressive for a first script. :-)
> there are some more problems. Whats the recommended way of starting an
> external program? At the moment I must start Movieshop and ADPro
> manually before running the ARexx-script. Can that be done automatically
> by the script?
Of course. Just use DOS commands.
> is there a build-in ARexx-Delay-Funktion?
Sure. If you have ARexx documentation, I'm sure you can find it. If you
don't, check out ARexxGuide from Aminet.
> Is there a synchronizing mechanism in ARexx or is the command usually
> *really* finished before arexx executes the next line?
Commands are normally synchronous (though the AREXX message port provides
an exception), but a host program could process its commands
asynchronously.
Kind regards,
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