On Windows XP, I'm able to launch the application associated with file1.xxx.
os.startfile("file1.xxx") I want to start more instances of the application, so that I can process several files at the same time. calling os.startfile("file2.xxx") causes the instance of the application to also open file2.xxx. The problem with this is- I have to wait until file1 has finished processing, before I can start file2. If, after opening the first instance for file1, I can use the Start Menu, Program Files, open another instance of the application, I can then start processing file2 at the same time as file1, but using a separate instance. Is there any other way to invoke startfile() or other function- to force a new instance of the application to open? How would I close the application from Python, that was started with os.startfile()? Once the application is open, I just want to use File Save As Text, to get the data into a text file. Python's app-automation capabilities are kinda weak and not well documented, so I may resort to AutoIt3. Thanks
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