Executing files

[Tom]

All I can add is that the API call you need is CreateProcess().  But I don't
know what Python function would use this API.

Tom.

"Daley, Mark W" <mark.w.daley at intel.com> wrote in message
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> This question has me running around in circles.  I am running a Python
> process that needs to execute a DOS executable and return a value based on
> success or failure.  I need to continue the Python process after this has
> completed.  It seems to me that I should be able to execute and return,
but
> the commands I've read so far don't give me much hope.  Here's what I've
> found:
>
> - os.system could execute, but the return is whether or not Python
> executed the command, not whether the command completed successfully.
>
> - os.execv would execute, but it would kill the Python process and
> replace it with the executable, while I need to continue the Python
process.
>
> - spawn would work, except I'm not in Windows, I'm in DOS.
>
> If there is any input to this question, I would greatly appreciate it.  I
> can provide more information, if only I knew what would help.
>
> - Mark
>
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