Thread: Non-Blocking System()-like function

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    Non-Blocking System()-like function

    I need a system() call that executes another packeged executable file, WITHOUT waiting for it to finish before continuing on. I would PERFER a portable solution, as my software currently compiles fine on both win32 and *nix. On nix i can just system("theotherbinary &"); to background it, however i know of no such windows compaible option.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.

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    > On nix i can just system("theotherbinary &");
    On win, try say
    system("start theotherbinary");

    Do start /? at the command line for lots of options.

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