Can LV70 spawn another application then shut itself down?

[AKA_TG]

Im am not advanced in using spawning technique but I need to try to spawn another application from within Labview
then exit out of Labview while the spawned application continues to run.

I figure this might give me what I need.

This is all about making a delay in the startup sequence of win98 SE (yes win98)

I need to introduce a 30 second delay between Application 1 and Application 2.

This is to give the first application time to run and complete before the next starts because they both use the same resources and cannot be started simultaneously.

The applications must be started in windows (from the windows startup folder)

I have not found a way to do this yet.

Thanks in advance for any help 🙂

[Ray.R]

You should be able to simply start the first application, wire a delay (30 sec) and start the second application.

Once LV does this, it will exit itself, but since the applications are now externally controlled (you didn't close them within the vi), they should continue running.

If the applications are executables ("exe" types), then you can call (activate) the application by using the "System Exec.vi".

DLL's are a different story...

Hope this helps..

JLV

[AKA_TG]

Hey JoeLabview

Yer right!
Thanks man!

[Ray.R]

You're welcomed..

😄