Launch and executable file inside an Erlang Program

[Salvador Alcaraz]

I think that Daniel Neri is right:

"...apparently os:cmd/1 still has problems with
binary output (on Unix)".

because, what does happen if execute an application with E/S display
instructions??

For example:

 1> os:cmd("pine").   


Thank you in advance

salva



On Sat, 30 Jun 2001, Vance Shipley wrote:

> > I need that the command/application opens a new shell, execute its
> > instrucctions and when finish, it close the shell and return to Erlang
> > program.
> 
> Which is exactly what os:cmd/1 does.  From the Kernel Refernce Manual
> in the section on the os module:
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> cmd(Command) -> string()
> 	
> 	Types: 
> 		Command = string() | atom()
> 
> 	Executes Command in a command shell of the target OS and returns 
> 	the result as a string. 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> The emulator will spawn an operating system shell in a new process and
> feed it the commands you gave it:
> 
> 	1> os:cmd("pwd; times; echo $SHELL").
> 	"/export/home/vances\n0m0s 0m0s\n/bin/ksh\n"
> 
>   -Vance
> 
> Vance Shipley
> Motivity Telecom Inc.
> +1 519 579 5816
>