"Mu Mu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I tried the following: > >>> os.system(r'C:\\simulation test\\epanet2d.exe C:\\simulation > test\\Network3_1.inp C:\\simulation test\\Network3_1.out') > 1
Any non zero return value means that an error occurred. The os.system call worked and the OS returned an error, which usually means you got a path wrong or the user running puython doesn't have access rights to the executable. > They all returned '1' in the interactive window and gave no result > in the > designated output folder. All I saw is a flash of the ms-dos black > window > and then disappeared. > > I tried ms-dos command line, it works pretty good. What happens if you try it from the Start->Run dialog? The CMD box may have some environment settings that are missing when Python runs. Alan G. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor