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From: mark@hyper.UUCP
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Subject: Re: "system" call
Message-ID: <238@hyper.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 27-Apr-87 11:34:52 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 27 11:34:52 1987
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in article <663@van-bc.UUCP>, sl@van-bc.UUCP (Stuart Lynne) says:
> Posted: Fri Apr 24 03:17:39 1987
> 
> Has anyone out there in netland gotten around to implementing
> a method of calling another program with proper return to the
> calling program when finished? For example similiar to the 
> unix "system" call. 

Switcher provides this kind of capability. LightSpeed C uses it to run your
program in a private partition and then return to LSC instantly.  Get a hold
on a copy of "Inside Switcher".
-- 
Mark G. Mendel, ihnp4!umn-cs!hyper!mark,  Network Systems Corporation

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