shell execute then quit

Getting Started
1

I’m writing an installer type of App
I want to
a) download an executable file - done
b) run it - done
c) close the installer and leave the file running

when I close the installer - it loiters there until the executable is terminated
is there anyway to “fire and forget”?
cheers
Mike

2

[quote=97750:@Mike McPherson]I’m writing an installer type of App
I want to
a) download an executable file - done
b) run it - done
c) close the installer and leave the file running

when I close the installer - it loiters there until the executable is terminated
is there anyway to “fire and forget”?[/quote]

Shell.mode = 1 should do it. I did not try on PC but on Mac, quitting the app does not terminate the process initiated by the asynchronous shell.

3

nah
tried that
process still waits for the child to finish

but I think Launch may be the way to go :slight_smile:

4

Indeed.