> service). It needs to launch other applications. The problem I am
> having is that when I call system("args to launch app") it never
> returns, because I guess the app never returns until it is closed.
>   

you can use the "start" windows command, so from your system call you
would call "start" passing the parameters to start your external
application. If you don't want to see a shell window, you can pass /B to
the start command

regards,

-- 
javier ramírez

..i do ruby on rails development in madrid, spain, at http://www.aspgems.com
..you can find out more about me on http://formatinternet.wordpress.com
and http://workingwithrails.com/person/5987-javier-ramirez

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