Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!killer!ames!pasteur!agate!helios.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!ucsd!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!hpl-opus!hpccc!hp-sde!hpda!hpcupt1!hpisoa2!raphael From: raphael@hpisoa2.HP.COM (Bert Raphael) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Backup program Message-ID: <1100003@hpisoa2.HP.COM> Date: 21 Jun 88 22:28:36 GMT References: <3038@cadnetix.COM> Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino Lines: 7 If you convert to Turbo Pascal 4, you can do what you want with the new "exec" function-- execute an arbitrary DOS program (COM, EXE, or BAT) with a specified argument string. Conversion from Turbo Pascal 3 is somewhat painful if you have a large, complicated program with overlays and chain files, but worth it for the resulting much nicer development environment and higher speed.