Hi Chip, I agree with Tim Nevels' approach. It’s very solid.
Another thing to add, is that sometimes you may need to call the actual cmd.exe and feed your command into that, as described in this tech tip: http://kb.4d.com/assetid=76658 On windows that would be like this: $theRestOftheCommand:="cp thisFile here" $command_t:="cmd.exe /C "+$theRestOftheCommand LAUNCH EXTERNAL PROCESS($command_t) Regarding this: > I have done the set text to pasteboard thing, and I have pasted into a .bet > file -- it works. Pasting it into a batch (I assume you meant .bat file) is not the same as running it in the Command Interpreter; for example, a batch file lets you execute multiple lines as a batch, while the Command Interpreter (and 4D's LEP) only lets you execute one line at a time. Also, if the .bat file works, then you could always try executing the .bat file from 4D using LEP. -Tim ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
