ok seems like i almost have what im after. Im using the system command from c.
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as you should see a quick flash of the dos box and the text 'hi from blitz!' is displayed using echo. just need to figure how to do this so the dos box is hidden
kev
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#include <process.h> void _system(char *command){ system(command); }
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Import "system.c" Extern Function _system(command$z) End Extern _system("echo hi from blitz!")
as you should see a quick flash of the dos box and the text 'hi from blitz!' is displayed using echo. just need to figure how to do this so the dos box is hidden
kev