fork windows

[Alexander Fleck]

Hi,
I want to start an app from a ruby script on windows 2K.
When the app is started the script is blocked by the new app until it's left.
I tried to use fork but that' s not supported under windows. I just want to start the app and then leave it alone. How can I do that?

Thanks,
Alexander Fleck.

 

[Sean O'Halpin]

Hi,
I want to start an app from a ruby script on windows 2K.
When the app is started the script is blocked by the new app until it's l= eft.
I tried to use fork but that' s not supported under windows. I just want =

to start the app and then leave it alone. How can I do that?

For a simple solution, you could use "start", e.g.

system "start notepad.exe"

Regards,

Sean

 

[Alexander Fleck]

Thanks,
but that has the same effect. My script is blocked until I close the app.

 

[Roland Schmitt]

Hi,

Thanks,
but that has the same effect. My script is blocked until I
close the app.

is

IO.popen("notepad.exe")

what you need?

Regards,

Roland

 

[Alexander Fleck]

Yes, that' s it.
I can close my Ruby script, it' s a FXRuby app and the .exe keeps alive.
That' s what I wanted.
Thanks,
Alex.

 

[Joel VanderWerf]

Yes, that' s it.
I can close my Ruby script, it' s a FXRuby app and the .exe keeps alive.
That' s what I wanted.
Thanks,
Alex.

You can also do

Thread.new do
system "whatever"
end

and your main thread (and other ruby threads) will keep running while
"whatever" runs.