"shell xyz" in the background OS X

[Mark Smith]

Klaus, you might also consider using "open process". This can be  
useful (depending on the shell command you're using) because you can  
then set up a non-blocking send in time loop to monitor progress and  
get the output.

Best,

Mark
On 20 Aug 2008, at 10:53, Klaus Major wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I just found this gem in the Rev docs:
> "Tip:  The shell function blocks Revolution until it is completed.  
> If you want to run a shell
> command in the background, write the shell script to a text file  
> then execute it with the
> launch command."
>
> But cannot get it to work.
>
> What I did:
> 1. put the tempname & ".sh" into shell_file
> I think "sh" is the correct suffix, since the FInder show the  
> "SHELL" icon for this file.
> 2. set the filetype to ""
> 3. wrote the correct shell command to url("file:" & shell_file)
> 4. Tried:
> launch shell_file  ## seems to be the right syntax but see below...
> launch document shell_file
> and even:
> launch shell_file with "/usr/bin"
>
> No chance.
>
> Then I tried to execute the file directly in the terminal and got:
> Permission denied
>
> What can I do to get it to work in Rev?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
> Best
>
> Klaus Major
> klaus at major-k.de
> http://www.major-k.de
>
>
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