[erlang-questions] starting a window process from erlang

[eigenfunction]

On 9 Jan., 15:52, Daniel Goertzen <daniel.goert...@REDACTED> wrote:
>  $ erl -my_app
>
Sorry for not expressing my though correctly.
Indeed i used the command to pass argument parameter to my
application. I just did not
want to write down everything. My application is packaged as a release
and the command is the start command
for it.

Concerning my problem, you can ignore it. It is working on the
production machine, which is an embedded device.
It works on my dev machine, but only sometimes. Why it is so is still
unclear.
Thank you again for replying.

> This does not launch an application; this form would be used for passing
> parameters to an application, for example:
>
> $ erl -my_app param1 123
>
> To start you app, try...
>
> $ erl -s application start my_app
>
> Also, escript might be more suitable for what it appears you are trying to
> do.
>
> Cheers,
> Dan.
>
>
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> On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 7:26 AM, eigenfunction <emeka_1...@REDACTED> wrote:
> > Hi everybody,
> > i have an application that looks basically like this:
>
> > init([]) -> ....,
> >             erlang:open_port({spawn,"cmd /c startwww.google.com
> > "},[exit_status]),
> >            {ok,#state{}}.
>
> > Here is the thing:
>
> > A) I start the erlang shell and i start my application:
> >    $ erl
> >         1> application:start(my_app).
> >          ==> it can start the external process (it opens up the
> > webbrowser)
> >          ==> behaves as expected
>
> > B) I start the application from the command line:
> >    $ erl -my_app
> >       ==> works normally but does not start the external process (it
> > does not open the webbrowser)
> >       ==> does not behave as expected
>
> > Am i missing something?
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