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Shell command and variables
thank you all!! I did it with Buff1 advice, thank you all for your interest. now i've got another issue, i'm getting "illegal function call" error i guess that's because the commandstring in the SHELL is too big, is there a way to fix that? thanks again! -
Shell command and variables
hello i'm trying to run an external file through shell (C:\>file.exe parameter) and i like let the user to input the parameter in a variable. can i pass the variable to the shell? how? sorry for my poor english, if i'm not clear please let me know. thanks! jul
