[PD] open .exe / close pd

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thanks a lot...this was very helpful!!!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "oliver" <oliver at klingt.org>
To: <pd-list at iem.at>
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [PD] open .exe / close pd


>
>
> carmen wrote:
>
>>On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 01:48:36PM +0200, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:
>>
>>>pd wrote:
>>>
>>>>hi there,
>>>> is it possible to open a .exe file from a pd-patch?
>>>>
>>>[shell]
>>>
>>
>>except that [shell] wont compile on windows, so youll want to use [popen]. 
>>and [popen] doesnt thread, so you proably want to also install mingw and 
>>launch it via bash adding a "&" at the end of the command..
>>
>
> for windows, there's the "motex" library 
> (http://www.reverberant.com/PD/index.htm) and its [system] object that can 
> do console things quite well (don't know if it runs in its own thread, 
> though)
> for quitting pd, IOhannes method to send PD the "quit" message is best.
>
> ciao
>
> oliver
>
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