Automation or something like it

[ComDriver]

In Freebasic is there ayway for me to call a program from another progam kind of like automation or something?

[ShadowWolf]

shell ?

[ComDriver]

I don't know what you mean but what I'm looking if for one FB program to call another FB program.

[ShadowWolf]

ya use shell i.e shell "FB_program2.exe"

[v3cz0r]

Use exec( exename as string, cmdline as string ) as integer.

[ComDriver]

Sorry, I don't understand could you give me an example.

[Sterling Christensen]

In the first FreeBASIC program, put this:

Code:

exec "SecondFreeBasicProgram.exe", ""  ' Might need an '$include

[helium]

In the first FreeBASIC program, put this:

Code:

exec "SecondFreeBasicProgram.exe", ""  ' Might need an '$include

V1ctor said: "Use exec( exename as string, cmdline as string ) as integer." As it has a return type it is a function not a sub. Can functions be called like this?

[Sterling Christensen]

As it has a return type it is a function not a sub. Can functions be called like this?

In PowerBASIC yes, I thought it was ok in FreeBASIC also.
Just tested it and FB doesn't complain about it.