how to start a console app from a UI app?

[xhsoldier]

start the console app from the UI app.
when the UI app is exit or crash, the console is still running.

how?

[peter_k_john]

Hi,

May this code will help you

TBuf<50> KMyAppName = _L("MYEXE.EXE");
			     
			     CompleteWithAppPath(KMyAppName);
			     EikDll::StartExeL(KMyAppName);

Regards,
Peter

[xhsoldier]

Hi,

May this code will help you

TBuf<50> KMyAppName = _L("MYEXE.EXE");
			     
			     CompleteWithAppPath(KMyAppName);
			     EikDll::StartExeL(KMyAppName);

Regards,
Peter

it is discarded in symbian os now.

[peter_k_john]

Hi

Any way For 2nd edition the above code works fine for me.

and for 3rd edition i am using this code

RProcess server;
        server.Create(_L("\\sys\\bin\\myexe.exe"), KNullDesC);		
        server.Resume();

Regards,
Peter

[skumar_rao]

TInt RunExeL( const TDesC& aExeName)
{
	TPtrC exePtr;
	exePtr.Set(aExeName);
	if (exePtr != KNullDesC())
	{
		RApaLsSession apaLsSession;
		TInt err = apaLsSession.Connect();
		if (err != KErrNone)
		{
			return err;
		}
		else
		{
			CleanupClosePushL(apaLsSession);  // push apaLsSession
			CApaCommandLine* cmd = CApaCommandLine::NewLC();  // push cmd
	
			cmd->SetExecutableNameL(exePtr);
			
			cmd->SetCommandL(EApaCommandOpen);
			err = apaLsSession.StartApp(*cmd);
			if (err != KErrNone)
			{
				return err
			}
			CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(cmd);  // pop cmd
			CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();  // pop apaLsSession
		}
	}
}

[xhsoldier]

it seems that when the ui app exit, the console is exited.
but I do not want my console exit when ui exit.

how

TInt RunExeL( const TDesC& aExeName)
{
	TPtrC exePtr;
	exePtr.Set(aExeName);
	if (exePtr != KNullDesC())
	{
		RApaLsSession apaLsSession;
		TInt err = apaLsSession.Connect();
		if (err != KErrNone)
		{
			return err;
		}
		else
		{
			CleanupClosePushL(apaLsSession);  // push apaLsSession
			CApaCommandLine* cmd = CApaCommandLine::NewLC();  // push cmd
	
			cmd->SetExecutableNameL(exePtr);
			
			cmd->SetCommandL(EApaCommandOpen);
			err = apaLsSession.StartApp(*cmd);
			if (err != KErrNone)
			{
				return err
			}
			CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(cmd);  // pop cmd
			CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();  // pop apaLsSession
		}
	}
}

[skumar_rao]

Did you Tried It must Not Exit.

[xhsoldier]

Did you Tried It must Not Exit.

trying now, but how about RProcess?

[xhsoldier]

RApaLsSession aSession;
aSession.Connect();
CApaCommandLine* aCmd = CApaCommandLine::NewL();

aCmd->SetExecutableNameL(_L("S60exe.exe"));
aCmd->SetCommandL( EApaCommandRunWithoutViews );
aSession.StartApp(*aCmd);
/*
aCmd->SetExecutableNameL(_L("myexe.exe"));
aCmd->SetCommandL( EApaCommandOpen );
aSession.StartApp(*aCmd);
*/
aSession.Close();
delete aCmd;

works.
thanks

[skumar_rao]

trying now, but how about RProcess?

RProcess Req. All Files Capability.

[peter_k_john]

RProcess Req. All Files Capability.

Hi,

It doesn't need any special capability.

look at this thread for your clarification. http://newlc.com/topic-18599 and more over I have tried that in my application too.

Regards,
Peter