How do I start a second program and have it run independent of the first?

[Michael Green]

I want to start a second Harbour program from inside the first. I tried this:

proc main()

store './progname' to outstrv

! @outstrv

return

However, that doesn't work as it is. Advice please. I'm running on FreeBSD.

[Alain Aupeix]

Hum, I proceed using hb_ProcessRun() if I need to keep the output of the command,
Else, hb_run()

Example :

local cStdOut:=""
cmd="/usr/"+getenv("home")+"/bin/myprog"
// if I need the output :
hb_Process_Run(cmd,,@cStdOut)
// if I don't need the output and the program must waitthe external program
hb_Run(cmd)
// if I don't need the output and the program must not wait the external program
cmd+=" &"
hb_Run(cmd)

A+

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Alain Aupeix
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X.ubuntu 16.04 | H.arbour 3.2.0-1 (r2025-08-22 10:00) | Hw.gui 2.23-8dev (r3792) | G.ramps 5.1.2

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