On 08/13/2011 08:57 AM, Paul McNett wrote:
> On 8/13/11 8:41 AM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
>>>>   os.system("open %s" % document)
>>>>
>>>>   Paul
>>>>
>> Paul:  Is that Python?  Maybe it would work on Linux too?  Ultimately I
>> want to run the application from a button click in Dabo just like I do
>> in VFP.
> The os.system() call is Python. The "open document" shell call is Mac. The 
> equivalent
> on Windows is "startfile". I don't think there's anything to rely on for 
> Linux.
>
> The better python code would use subprocess(), but os.system is so much 
> easier to
> remember.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>

Thanks Paul!

Jeff
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