[erlang-questions] starting a window process from erlang

[Daniel Goertzen]

 $ erl -my_app

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.



On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 7:26 AM, eigenfunction <emeka_1978@REDACTED> wrote:

> Hi everybody,
> i have an application that looks basically like this:
>
> init([]) -> ....,
>             erlang:open_port({spawn,"cmd /c start www.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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