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From: bturner@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Bill Turner)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Spawning processes from Windows
Message-ID: <106580032@hpcvlx.HP.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 89 18:00:17 GMT
References: <1989Mar29.130129.3763@ziebmef.uucp>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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> Does anyone know the proper method of spawning a Windows program from
> within another Windows program? Any info will be appreciated.

There used to be a program on the DIAL bulletin board that demonstrated this.
Basically, you use the INT 21h function 4B EXEC call, with a bit of magic
incantation to set up lpszCmdLine and hPrevInstance correctly.  
(The lpszCmdLine magic is mainly for starting old apps rather than Windows
apps)

--Bill Turner