RUN

The RUN statement executes an operating system command line.

command is a quoted string literal that specifies a command line for the operating system to execute.

character is the name of a CHAR or VARCHAR variable that contains a command line to be executed by the operating system.

integer is the name of an INT or SMALLINT variable to receive a value derived from the termination status code returned by the specified command. This value is ignored in Windows, but its syntax is supported for compatibility with 4GL programs developed for use on other operating system environments.

The RUN statement executes an operating system command line. You can even run a second 4GL application as a secondary process, provided that only one of the 4GL applications accesses a database. When the command terminates, 4GL resumes execution.