From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-12-21T01:05:10+09:00
Subject: Re: starting multiple processes

2007/12/20, Gordon Thiesfeld <gthiesfeld@gmail.com>:
> On Dec 20, 2007 2:34 AM, Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > 2007/12/20, Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@path.berkeley.edu>:
> > > Junkone wrote:
> > > > hello
> > > > i have to do the following
> > > > 1.     exec("E:\\TradingTools\\IBController\
> > > > \IBControllerStart_customised.bat")
> > > >  2.     application = WIN32OLE.new("Broker.Application")
> > > >
> > > > I want to start 1 and then continue doing 2. however when i run it
> > > > realtime, the statement 2 waits for statement 1 to be completed which
> > > > takes long time. how do i initiate 1 and then withotu waiting goto
> > > > statement 2.
> > >
> > > Wrap #1 in a thread:
> > >
> > > Thread.new do
> > >    exec(...)
> > > end
> >
> > Wouldn't help.  This is #exec and not #system - the process does not
> > wait, it is completely replaced and "application =
> > WIN32OLE.new("Broker.Application")" is never executed.
> >
> > You rather want fork.
> >
> > fork do
> >   exec ...
> > end
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > robert
> >
> > --
> > use.inject do |as, often| as.you_can - without end
> >
>
>
> Fork isn't implemented on Windows.

Unless you are using cygwin.  Sorry, I keep forgetting that the other
Windows based versions do not have it.  Thanks for correcting me!

>  Try this:
>
> system("start E:\\TradingTools\\IBController\\IBControllerStart_customised.bat")
> application = WIN32OLE.new("Broker.Application")

Kind regards

robert

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