If you don't need the output of the new process, try fork_jtask_
On Fri, Dec 13, 2019, 9:56 PM 'Mike Day' via Programming <
[email protected]> wrote:
> I've just tried firing up a spreadsheet from J, and appear to find that
> J has to wait for
> the spreadsheet to be closed before the JQT terminal session can proceed.
>
> Specifically, if I enter the following from the terminal:
> shell_jtask_ 'c:/d/j901/user/temp/test1.ods' NB. Open Office
> document
>
> the cursor hangs at that line until I close the spreadsheet cleanly or
> messily using
> taskmaster.
>
> Odd perhaps, as shell is a cover for spawn:
> ''&$: :(spawn ('cmd /c ' , ]))
>
>
> and MSDOS help tells me that cmd/c terminates:
>
> "
>
> C:\Windows\System32>cmd/?
> Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter
>
> CMD [/A | /U] [/Q] [/D] [/E:ON | /E:OFF] [/F:ON | /F:OFF] [/V:ON | /V:OFF]
> [[/S] [/C | /K] string]
>
> /C Carries out the command specified by string and then terminates
>
> "
>
>
> Not too important for me - just puzzling.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Mike
>
>
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