> > in linux I can't use the exec for executing a program with more than one > > parameter. > > I tried to supply more than a parameter separeted with whitespace, but > > it's not reliable, since the program is treating it as just one parameter > > > > so I can't pass options to programs, such as: > > ls -l .* > > Expansion of the * is done by the shell not by the exec system call. Use > the shell() command from the unix unit instead. I'm not asking about a shell related problem, but about passing more than a single parameter when executing a file let's change the above example to cat ~/anyfile1 ~/anyfile2 or just: dir /p c:
or anything else, which needs many params Anyway, if using the shell() would help in linux, it's a good hint. But for portability what do I do in other OS? I'm just pointing out the more than one parameter execution of a command _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
