Hi Peter, the xtra is only meant for execution of commandline programms, i.e. programms without a GUI, and to return their output to Director. To start applications like explorer, iexplore, notepad, msconfig, mmc etc. use the lingo open()-command or Buddy API's baRunProgram()-function..
Best, Valentin Peter Bochan wrote: > Just downloaded the v02 one. Cool. Been playing around with it and the > following issues popped up: > > Works: "services.msc", "cmd" (though it become internal one, but > cool), "explorer", "winver", "notepad", "dxdiag", "mmc", "calc". > > Throws an error (doesn't work): "far", "iexplore". > > Does nothing: "msconfig". > > Yours is better (than the internal cmd one): "ipconfig /displaydns > (and many > more)", "ping 000.0.0.0". > > Though I have no idea of what an xtra is, and I can't simply say > "This one > is good" while "This one needs some improvements" I should admit "Good > work". I classify these kind of things as: "Know how" > > Win03, DMX04 > > Cheers > Peter Bochan > > > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go > to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with > programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
