Invoking Windows Shell Functions

RUN in Series or Parallel

Passing Fields or File Names

How to pass fields or file names to an external shell script

Calling Windows API's

How to call Windows API/DLL's

Client-Side Processes & File Transfers

External Commands from the Windows Client

How to 'RUN' an external command on a local PC from the Windows client.

Running Windows Functions from APPX

Invoking Windows Shell Functions

In order to invoke a Windows shell function (such as a batch file or executable) from APPX for Windows, follow these guidelines.

Making a Windows Session Sleep

Trying to build in a delay of 'x' number of seconds (or milliseconds)? Here's one way to do that, in a Windows environment.

RUN in Series or Parallel

When you RUN from APPX/Unix, APPX won't resume running until the shell object called has completed (series). When you RUN from APPX for Windows, the RUN command by default spawns a separate thread and APPX immediately resumes execution (parallel).

Passing Fields or File Names

How to pass fields or file names to an external shell script

Client-Side Processes & File Transfers

How to run client-side processes, and perform file transfers, from the APPX Java client

External Commands from the Windows Client

How to 'RUN' an external command on a local PC from the Windows client

RUNning with WinAPPXD Servers

In APPX Client/Server, if you issue an ILF 'RUN' command, the program will run on the server, not the client. Since it is running on the server, you won't be able to see or interact with the program.

Comments:

Read what other users have said about this page or add your own comments.

<--/commentPlugin-->