RUN Command

RUN — Execute an operating system command.

Synopsis

RUN data_ref [data_ref...]

Introduction

The RUN command executes an operating system command. When using the GNOME runner, commands will be executed on the client PC, while when running in the web environment (browser), commands will be executed on the server where the run Web Service (xobasrund) is running. Execution on 4GL level will wait until the command has finished.

Arguments

data_ref

any data reference as well as hard coded strings.

Example

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RUN "/opt/scripts/data_synch.sh"
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Related Commands

None.