POSIX Subroutine: Executes a new process by passing command-line arguments.
Module: USE IFPOSIX
Syntax
CALL PXFEXECVP (file, lenfile, argv, lenargv, iargc, ierror)
file
(Input) Character. The filename of the new executable process.
lenfile
(Input) INTEGER(4). The length of file string.
argv
(Input) An array of character strings. Contains the command-line arguments to be passed to the new process.
lenargv
(Input) INTEGER(4). An array that contains the lengths for each corresponding character string in argv.
iargc
(Input) INTEGER(4). The number of command-line arguments.
ierror
(Output) INTEGER(4). The error status.
If successful, ierror is set to zero; otherwise, an error code.
The PXFEXECVP subroutine executes a new executable process (file) by passing command-line arguments specified in the argv array. It uses the PATH environment variable to find the file to execute.
Compatibility
CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB
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