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From: kyler@pyr.gatech.EDU (J. Kyle Rogers)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Closing Down MS_DOS Executive
Summary: Don't spawnl()
Keywords: Windows Close MSDOS Executive
Message-ID: <7990@pyr.gatech.EDU>
Date: 21 Apr 89 17:01:27 GMT
References: <1989Apr17.143733.3977@ziebmef.uucp> <1191@rlgvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: kyler@pyr.UUCP (J. Kyle Rogers)
Organization: Technology Dynamics Inc., Atlanta
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In article <1191@rlgvax.UUCP> benson@rlgvax.UUCP (Paul Benson) (Bob Thralls) writes:
> [...]
>one application can run, the multitasking is still available, use spawnl() exec
>other windows applications.
> [...]
>MS-DOS Exec is installed, I believe there is nothing wrong with spawnl().

Experience indicates that the spawn* functions do not operate correctly in
Windows.  To spawn another application from within Windows, use some magic
with Int21Function4B as discussed here recently.  The details are available
on bulletin boards with Windows info (ie OnLine/GEnie/DIAL/etc?).

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