Connecting 2 stand alone programs.

[Rob Cozens]

Alvaro, Yves, Jim, et al:

>  > You can only share information with an external .txt file between 2 apps
>  > or if you are sure there is no interference, with the clipboard data
>
>You cold try the shell() commands as another option, or you could use UDP or
>TCP, which means the apps talk (send message packets) directly to each
>other.

If you're simply trying to pass data to app 2 from app 1 when app 1 
starts app 2 (as opposed to ongoing interprocess communications), 
look at the $ keyword in Rev Dictionary.
-- 

Rob Cozens
CCW, Serendipity Software Company

"And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three;
Who are a little wise, the best fooles bee."

from "The Triple Foole" by John Donne (1572-1631)