(startapp appname [filename])


Launch this Windows application.


This function starts any other Windows application appname. Optionally, it also loads a filename into that application. When successful, the startapp function returns an integer greater than 2; when unsuccessful, it returns 2.

Examples

Code Returns
(startapp "wordpad" "basedcl.dcl") 31679
(startapp "junk") 2

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(help [filename [topic [flag]]])

(load filename [flag])

(xload appname [flag])

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