Hi All,

I would like to run a external program in minimized mode. I am trying this by following way, Could you please correct me, whats wrong there?

comd = "start/min"&chr$(32)&"help > c:\help.txt"
ret = app_start(comd,"","","","")
suspend(500)

Already I have tried different programs with full path.

regards,

-Suhas

Expecting quite similar to this - http://www.baanboard.com/baanboard/showthread.php?t=24149&highlight=app_start

regards,

-Suhas

I have solved such situations in the past when wanting to activate a batch-file in minimized mode, by creating 2 batch-files. Batch-file 1 has something like this:
@ECHO OFF
start /MIN batch2.bat
exit

and batch2.bat is then the actual batch file...

So you could apply the same I think activating any other application from batch-file 1, and in BaaN you activate the batch-file instead of the actual desired application, which will in turn activate the application...

Hope this helps...

Regards,
Eli Nager

Thanks Eli,

But did you tried it from BaaN?

It seems difficult to put my program with parameter in .bat file.

regards,

-Suhas

It shouldn't be any different than in BaaN. In Baan you should just activate your batch file, and in your batch-file you start your application.

For instance for starting notepad in batch file you write:
@ECHO OFF
start /MIN notepad.exe
exit

Regards,
Eli Nager

Thanks Eli,

After tiring doing all the combinations, I put my commands into batch file in the loop and ran from BaaN and seems working fine.


regards,

-Suhas