Thanks. I will try this out this week-end
and let you know how it works.

Greetings from Belgium, Brussels,
Viviane Beullens

> Hi Viviane,
>
> > In a SF application I am developing
> > I should call an external .exe program.
> > How can I do this actually?
>
> Here is what I use to call my own web page from
> an "AboutBox" dialogbox.
>
> : OnCommand ( id -- res )
> DUP 101 = IF DROP
> 0
> z" open"
> z" http://www.forthcad.com"
> 0
> 0
> SW_SHOWNORMAL
> ShellExecute drop
> 0 EXIT
> THEN
> super OnCommand ;
>
> A simpler way is to use
>
> >SHELL ( addr n -- )
>
> example: s" backup.bat" >SHELL
>
> With best regards from Belgium,
> Charles
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Viviane Beullens" <Viviane.Beullens_at_swing.be>
> To: <sftalk_at_forth.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 7:45 AM
> Subject: [sftalk] call external .exe program
>
> > Hi Forthers,
> >
> > In a SF application I am developing
> > I should call an external .exe program.
> > How can I do this actually?
> >
> > Thanks by advance,
> > Viviane Beullens
> >
> >
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