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From: wnr@otter.hpl.hp.com (Nigel Rea)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Calling stand alone .EXEs from an application
Message-ID: <10960002@otter.hpl.hp.com>
Date: 11 May 89 19:16:38 GMT
References: <11284@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, UK.
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If you want to run an executable from within another, then try using spawn
as exec will overwrite the original executable with the one being exec'd.
I remember someone posted a small windows app whose sole function was to 
spawn another. Try to find it in the archives (full source was included).

hope this helps

.... Nigel

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