Launching an outside executable

#1 I know TGB can launch a batch files (.bat on Win or .sh on OSX), but I never tried an .exe. At least a batch file can run an outside executable, maybe give that a go?

#2 Hi Mike, thanks for the reply! At the risk of sounding really lazy, how does Torque launch a batch file? I didn't even know it could do that.

#3 Give runBatchFile(...) a try:

runBatchFile(%fileName, %args, %locking);

#4 Hello, it says it can't find the command RunBatchFile ?

#5 Could you make a batch file that runs the external exe, then your game?

#6 @ Patrick, that would work as well too! But any ideas on what the function name is?

#7 Steve,

I've never seen the RunBatchFile command in script but I've also never looked for it. You can open up your source project and do a global search in there for it.

I think you could also create a function in source using the System or the ShellExecute namespace then expose that via a console method. This way it would be possible to create a callback that would execute once the first command is finished. Not simple but possible.

#8 @ Mike, is RunBatchFile a script function or is it a c++ level function in the TGB source code? Is there a script based solution to running a batch file?

#9 Use shellExecute.

shellExecute( "my/path/to/exe", "cmdline args", "working/directory" ); // arguments and WD are optional

Batch files will work too as long as .bat is associated with cmd in the shell.

#10 ShellExecute has real potential. Thanks!