Peter Odding wrote: > I've asked myself why Vim's system() function on Windows uses > vimrun.exe and shows a command prompt window. The only reason > I can think of is so that the user has a chance to quit the > external command using Ctrl-C.
Sorry if the following is not relevant (I have not followed this thread). If you do not have to use system() to get results, you can use :!start which is different from :! on Windows. I believe that :!start does not use vimrun.exe. There is some info in the following: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Execute_external_programs_asynchronously_under_Windows John -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
