Re: Call system using...

[Nathan Treadway <nathant@ONTKO.COM>]

> Background: SQRW 3.0.7.1 for Sybase. OS = Windows 95.
>
> This is how I'm doing it:
> begin-report
>         let $command = 'c:\path...\sqrwt c:\path...\report.sqt
> user/password -Vserver -DBdatabase -KEEP'
>         call system using $command #status
> end-report

This program is looks correct, but now that you mention it I belive it's not
possible to run 16-bit SQR for Windows twice at one time.  Check your release
notes to see if they mention that problem.

I was able to do the above sucessfully using the 32-bit version (SQRW
4.0.3).

> The $command-string can be executed from the start|run-dialog.
> I've also tried to write "let $command = getenv('c:\path...\sqrw
> c:\path...\report.sqt user/password -Vserver -DBdatabase -KEEP')", but
> then $command will be blank.

If you are trying to run an "internal" dos command or a .bat file, you need
to use getenv to look up the path for command.com, something like

   let $command = getenv('COMSPEC') || ' /c dir'
   call system using $command #status

If you are running a binary like sqrw.exe, you shouldn't need "getenv".

                                                Nathan


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