Button to launch

[VicToMeyeZR]

Is there a command set to tell BM to run another program? an executable.

[Naughty Alien]

yes..

 

System_ ("MyExternalExe.Exe")

 

or better use this..first type in

 

Extern "Win32"
Function WinExec (lpCmdLine:Byte Ptr, nCmdShow:Int)
End Extern

 

and then just do this

WinExec("MyExternalExe.exe",10) 

 

and thats it..or if you need cross platform compatibility, you can do this

openurl("MyExternalExe.exe")

[AndyGFX]

or when you want wait to end of executed program, try this:

 

...
'Execute application
	Local process:TProcess = CreateProcess(app)
	Repeat
		Local error:String = process.err.ReadLine()
		If error <> "" Then
			Notify error
		EndIf
		If process.Status() = 0 Then Exit
	Forever

...

 

Where app is path/name of exec. program.

[VicToMeyeZR]

Thanks guys.. Finally getting the swing of BMX.. Its not as bad as I thought..

 

Building a game patcher with it, and so far its been pretty impressive.

 

 

openURL() to open a program. Thats just funny. lol

[Masterxilo]

Why? It opens a resource that you specify with it's "name"/"address"/"Resource Locator" (with a uniform/unified notation). Hence the name...

[VicToMeyeZR]

I just find it humorous because URL is typically only referred to as web address...

[Masterxilo]

k, that's true.

[VicToMeyeZR]

 

Building a game patcher with it, and so far its been pretty impressive.

 

I just noticed that didn't come out right. I meant BM, not my program. lol.

 

I still kind of suck at it, but with all the libraries, it's pretty easy to build simple applications like this.

[Naughty Alien]

..im convinced after initial 'issues' with Bmax, you will luv it so much , especially after blending it with Blide, real pro coding environment..soon its going to be available for Eclipse, and thats a real beauty .. at least thats happen to me