🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Article #4934

Re: Writing programs for background tasks

#4934
From: arc
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 1990 09:51
14 lines
1015 bytes
In article <3066@orbit.cts.com>, bga@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Bruce Albrecht) writes:
> I want to have a program start up from the CLI, but after it has started, I
> want the CLI to be able to terminate, even though the program has not
> completed.  How can I do this?  Is it documented in the RKM's or in any of
> the Amiga programming books?
> 
> 
> UUCP: {amdahl!bungia, uunet!rosevax, crash}!orbit!pnet51!bga
> ARPA: crash!orbit!pnet51!bga@nosc.mil
> INET: bga@pnet51.orb.mn.org

   When you want to write a program that lets you close the CLI, you can use
CreateProc(), which is a great way to do it, because the user doesn't need to
issue a run command.
Technical Details
Message-ID: <1057.26cf6c4c@desire.wright.edu>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!uoft02.utoledo.edu!desire!arc
References: <3066@orbit.cts.com>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!uoft02.utoledo.edu!desire!arc
From: arc@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Writing programs for background tasks
Message-ID: <1057.26cf6c4c@desire.wright.edu>
Date: 20 Aug 90 09:51:24 GMT
References: <3066@orbit.cts.com>
Lines: 14