Thanks I will give that a try.. should clean up my code quite a bit.
James Thiele wrote: > This probably will meet your needs: > > import os > os.system("csound play.orc play.sco") > > If you need more control try the subprocess module. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have been auto-generating .bat files and then running > > os.startfile('whatever.bat'). I don't > > seem to be having much luck when I try other methods. All of a sudden > > I am stuck in a > > situation where I need the program that is calling to end and a new > > program to start (because otherwise I get several uneeded copies). > > > > csoundgrid4.csgrid(arrg1, """;<sco_header>""", filename) > > > > with this by executing the main function > > > > os3.execvp('python', 'csoundgrid4.py', arrg1, """;<sco_header>""", > > filename) > > > > and the program just ends. I would also be glad to get rid of all the > > bats that I generate when I > > run an external program like csound. The command line I run is > > somthing like > > > > csound play.orc play.sco > > > > I haven't had much luck using os.startfile with arguments > > > > Hopefully this is an easy question and any help would be apreaceated > > (befour my computer gets rabies) > > > > http://www.dexrow.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list