Re: running dos program from forms

I did precisely the same. But even exit as last command in the batch file does not cause the control to return to forms. Thanks
Sanjay
"TurkBear" <noone_at_nowhere.com> wrote in message news:ddgret4qr4c4s3gv795avhgp782ctu88vc_at_4ax.com...
> Try making the last command EXIT - You should probably use a .bat file
 instead
> of calling the DOS executable so make EXIT the last entry..
>
>
> "Sanjay K Singh" <sanjay_at_vimich.com> wrote:
>
> >Thanks
> >I did the same. The program runs fine now but DOS shell is not closing
> >automatically. It has to be done manually. Is ther a way to make it
> >automatic.
> >Thanks
> >Sanjay
> >
> >"TurkBear" <noone_at_nowhere.com> wrote in message [Quoted]
> >news:i4ojetk99l7fdm7op074tlss722cac3gvr_at_4ax.com...
> >> Maybe you need to
> >> Find a way to be sure that host command changes to the proper folder
 before
> >> executing the dos program itself...The forms may be running form
 somewhere
> >> else..
> >>
> >> "Sanjay K Singh" <sanjay_at_vimich.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I have a dos program that gives me output nicely using the database
 files
> >> >stored in the samefolder where executable dos file is.
> >> >Now I am trying to execute this dosprogram from Oracle forms by using
 host
> >> >procedure. The procedure does call the dos program but it gives error.
 It
 is
> >> >not able to find database files that islying in the same folder. It
 gives
> >> >error that the needed data files are not in the same folder, where as
 they
> >> >are
> >> >there. In dos environment the program still runs fine. How to solve
 this
> >> >problem?
> >> >Please advise.
> >> >Thanks
> >> >Sanjay
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
Received on Tue May 01 2001 - 21:42:13 CEST