Run program from within a program

[redstorm64 0]

I'm wondering how to call a program from within another program and pass it arguments.  I've gotten close by using the "shell.execute()" command but once it get into the 2nd program it get's a bit unhappy...   It doesn't like that I'm "requiring" things at again in the 2nd program...  Is there another command I should be using instead of "shell.execute()"?

 

Here is how I'm using it currently:

shell.execute("prgm_name",{arg1,arg2})

[Wobbo 8]

Your problem is is that the second argument to shell.execute is the environment to run the program in. You are probably looking for os.execute, which doesn't pull shenanigans like this. You give os.execute one string, which is the program name followed by the arguments, the same as in the shell.

os.execute("prgm_name arg1 arg2")

[redstorm64 0]

 

Your problem is is that the second argument to shell.execute is the environment to run the program in. You are probably looking for os.execute, which doesn't pull shenanigans like this. You give os.execute one string, which is the program name followed by the arguments, the same as in the shell.

os.execute("prgm_name arg1 arg2")

 

Exactly what I was looking for.  Program is working great now, thank you!