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Master and Child Scripts: Code to Display Command Line Parameters Passed to Winbatch

Keywords:   Master and Child Scripts

#DEFINEFUNCTION LaunchChild(parameters)
   moi=IntControl(1004,0,0,0,0)
   type=rtstatus()
   if type==0 ;interpreted
      parameters=strcat('"',moi,'" ',parameters)
      run("winbatch.exe",parameters)
   else       ; compiled
      Run(moi,parameters)
   endif
#ENDFUNCTION

if param0==0   ; normal entry
   BoxTitle("Master")
   ;run 5 children, with parameters.
   LaunchChild("aaa")
   LaunchChild("bbb")
   LaunchChild("ccc")
   LaunchChild("ddd")
   LaunchChild("eee")

   ;Give them all a few seconds to establish their titles
   TimeDelay(4)
   ;wait for them all to complete
   While WinExist("Child Worker")
      TimeDelay(1)
   endwhile

   ;report back that all is complete
   Message("Stop","All Children done")
   exit


else           ; child entry
   BoxTitle("Child Worker")
   Message("Child - My parameter is",param1)
endif
exit

Article ID:   W15346

File Created: 2002:09:05:13:51:24

Last Updated: 2002:09:05:13:51:24