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CreateProcess

Narta Xaymar Dirks edited this page Oct 28, 2026 · 5 revisions
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CreateProcess

CreateProcess:Int32 command:String
Parameter Mode Type Default Description
command In String required

Returns: A stream for ReadLine, WriteLine, ReadAvail, Eof and CloseFile, or 0 if the program could not be started. The program is not waited for.

Description

Starts another program and gives you a stream to its input and output: what the program writes can be read from the stream, and what is written to the stream is what the program reads.

Examples

Graphics 320, 240, 32, 2
If CreateProcess("notepad.exe") = 0 Then Notify "Could not start it."

Related Commands

AutoSuspend, Confirm, DebugObjects, FlushEvents

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