X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org From: "Colin Harrison" To: Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: run-1.1.11-1 Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:48:09 +0100 Message-ID: <200908161148.n7GBm9tk031927@StraightRunning.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Originating-Smarthost02-IP: [62.3.107.196] Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Hi, You probably know this, but a JavaScript file can be used to do something similar to the Run Utility for Windows CUIs... //test.js //JavaScript to display xeyes without a local Command Prompt... var wshell = new ActiveXObject('WScript.Shell'); wshell.Run('"C:\\Program Files\\Xming\\xeyes.exe" -display :2',0); It's the '0' that does the magic. (I haven't tested this on Windows 7) Thanks Colin -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple