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N.Selph
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If you issue a command line operating system command (for Windows server) does it really matter if you use -DOS vs -WINNT?

They both seem to work.

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Just to confuse....

Try !

! DIR


I guess they may call a different exe.

As far as I know, they are all the same.


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I know ! works, but I never remember if it gets executed with the Dialog mananger commands (like -UNIX or -WINNT) or with the focus code stack (like UNIX or WINNT).

I just wonder what is best practice.


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The ! is not DM.

My preference is to use ! as it exists on all platforms, as far as I can determine.


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To add more confusion, look up the syntax for SYSTEM(...). The advantage of this over DOS, WINNT, !, and CMD is that because you prime an ampervariable with the result of the system command, WF will wait for the command to complete before it progresses. You can also then check that response and branch accordingly.

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Thanks, Tony. I was not aware of the SYSTEM() function. That may be a good thing to use on Windows platform.

Even if ! is used for several operating systems, the operating system commands themselves (mostly) don't work on all platforms. So I think it might be dangerous to rely on it for cross-platform compatability.

We are moving from Unix Reporting Server to Windows Reporting server, which is why I have gotten into these issues. All the embedded operating system commands have to be replaced. And the paths Frowner


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No matter what the command you use to call a system command, you will need to know what OS you are using, &FOCMODE will tell you the platform.

So a simple test, perhaps decode and you will have the OS specific command.


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