Starting a program
To launch an external program from a VA Smalltalk application, follow these steps:
1. From the External Functions category
, select the Program Starter part
.
, select the Program Starter part
.
2. Place the part in an empty area on the free-form surface.
3. Double-click on the Program Starter part to open its Settings window.
4. In the Program Starter - Settings window, specify the program you want to start and the parameters you want to pass to it.
The execute action on the Program Starter part's public interface causes the specified program to start.
Note:
If you want to set the program name and parameters dynamically at run time, you can make a connection to the programName and Parameters attributes of the Program Starter part.
Last modified date: 02/28/2018