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Start program from program (Linux)

Started by Javelin Dec 12, 2005 at 4:42 AM 2 replies 550+ views
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Javelin
Javelin
Hi I use: C++, Qt, standard linux libs * How do I start a given program from my application? * How do I check if a given application is already running on the system? Any ideas are much appreciated... // Javelin
// Javelin// Assumption is the mother of all fuckups...
Fruny
Fruny
fork and then exec (not system!)
"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it." — Brian W. Kernighan
Javelin
Javelin
Ok

I will try your suggestions.

Thank you
// Javelin
// Javelin// Assumption is the mother of all fuckups...

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