Launching several applications via shell...

[Thierry Douez]

2012/3/28 Glen Bojsza <gbojsza at gmail.com>

I am trying to have a simple application launcher (on Linux) where the user
> can launch different applications but a clicking the associated button.
>
> The problem is that once the user has launched one application none of the
> others will launch until they close the application they just opened.
>
> I would like to allow all applications to remain open even if the Livecode
> application closes... is this possible.
>
> So far all I am using is the shell command in each button for an individual
> application.
>
> thanks,
>
> Glen
>

 Did you try this one:

       get shell("trafficgen & disown ")
       ....
       get shell("editor & disown")

HTH,

Thierry