Command: ExtProgram
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Command: ExtProgram
Command: ExtProgram
Starts an external program.
Input Parameters
 ExtProgramName |
Specifies the name of an external program including the path. |
| ExtProgramArg |
Specifies the parameters that DIAdem uses to start an external program. |
| [ExtProgramHide] |
Specifies whether DIAdem starts the external program with a visible window (FALSE) or not (TRUE). By default DIAdem displays the window. |
 | Note If the ExtProgramName variable is empty and the ExtProgramArg variable contains a filename with the extension, DIAdem tries to start the application linked to this file. |
| Note DIAdem does not wait for the external program to execute. It continues the calling script. |
Example
The following example uses the cmd.exe program to execute a DOS command that deletes the Test.abc file from the c:\ folder.
| VBScript | Python |
Call ExtProgram("cmd.exe","/c del C:\test.abc", True)
The following example starts the program linked to the filename extension docx, which is usually Microsoft Word.
| VBScript | Python |
Call ExtProgram("","C:\test.docx")
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