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Re: Execute a non PM program from a PM program

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From: Larry Salomon Jr.
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 13:24
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In <1992Oct29.024549.28633@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> gamage@spot.Colorado.EDU (GAMAGE NIMAL K K) writes:



>    I am trying to execute a non PM program from a PM program.
>    Can somebody send me a simple code showing how to do it.
>    I did not have any problem executing a PM program from
>    a PM program.


>                   Gamage

>            gamage@spot.colorado.edu

You can *not* use DosExecPgm (nor spawn*(), since they call DosExecPgm) to
execute a program that is not the same type (PM or non-PM) as the program
making the call.  This is due to the session manager and all kinds of 
goodies that you don't care about :) (you just want it to work, right? :).
Instead, use DosStartSession().

Cheers,
Q
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From: os2man@panix.com (Larry Salomon Jr.)
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Subject: Re: Execute a non PM program from a PM program
Message-ID: <1992Oct30.132412.2427@panix.com>
Date: 30 Oct 92 13:24:12 GMT
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Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC
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