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technobard · 12-02-2004, 08:25 AM

The only issue I ever had with exec() was the path differences between Windows and Unix/Linux. There is a system property that will indicate which OS you're running on. You can use this to determine the correct path structure. Having said that, it seems like there should be a better way than exec(), but with a little care, you can get your program (usign exec() ) to work properly on different OSes.

12-02-2004, 08:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
technobard Centurion Nova Prime Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oak Park, IL (USA) Posts: 287	The only issue I ever had with exec() was the path differences between Windows and Unix/Linux. There is a system property that will indicate which OS you're running on. You can use this to determine the correct path structure. Having said that, it seems like there should be a better way than exec(), but with a little care, you can get your program (usign exec() ) to work properly on different OSes. __________________ It takes 2 points to draw a straight line, but at least 3 points to draw a conclusion.