From: Erik Rull Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Multiple Programs in DOS Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 19:35:39 +0100 Organization: tesion Communikationsnetze Suedwest GmBH & Co.KG, Stuttgart, Germany Lines: 31 Message-ID: <388360FB.E8C13428@bluewin.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: stu1ir6-101-215.ras.tesion.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [de]C-CCK-MCD QXW03207 (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: de,en To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Hi, I tried a lot with the system() function... The following is just an idea: Is it possible to launch another GCC - compiled programm with the extension ". " ?? And then another, so that they run nearly in a multitasking - system?? I've just used the "GrTask" example, where a simple multitasking is implemented. So when I try to launch another file in this environment (with system()), my system hangs up. Can I make it possible to run serveral programms at the same time, when I use parts of the go32.exe sourcecode??? Because if I use, for example, the main() function of go32.exe as a "normal" function with another name, it should be possible to start another ". " - file at the same time without interrupting the current task or function or sth. other. If the function runs, no new .exe is started and there runs still only one programm!!! If this is continued, you were able to build up a multitasking system with extern programms, started and finished by the go32 - function. Well, I don't know so much about the DOS - core, so can you help me to solve this problem, or is it completely impossible to do??? Thank you very much!!! P.S. Where can I get the go32.exe sourcecode, because I can't find it in my GCC 2.6.3 Distribution!!!