Running workbench programs from another program

[Piru]

wbstart.library is the "industry standard" for lauching apps in wb way.

ToolManagerExt.lha (wbstart.library is included there)

stefanb_src.lha (includes full source code to wbstart.library, including dev information, also for assembler)

Example code:

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        include "libraries/WBstart.i"

_LVOCloseLibrary        EQU     -414
_LVOOpenLibrary         EQU     -552
_LVOWBStartTagList      EQU     -36

Main:
        move.l  4.w,a6
        lea     .wbstartname(pc),a1
        moveq   #2,d0
        jsr     _LVOOpenLibrary(a6)
        tst.l   d0
        beq     .nowbstart
        move.l  d0,a6

        clr.l   -(sp) ; TAG_END
        pea     .wbprogname(pc)
        move.l  #WBStart_Name,-(sp)
        move.l  sp,a0
        jsr     _LVOWBStartTagList(a6)
        lea     3*4(sp),sp

        move.l  a6,a1
        move.l  4.w,a6
        jsr     _LVOCloseLibrary(a6)
.nowbstart:
        moveq   #0,d0
        rts

.wbstartname:
        dc.b    "wbstart.library",0

.wbprogname:
        dc.b    "SYS:Utilities/MultiView",0

Ahh, m68k asm, my old love. Nice to see I haven't lost the touch. ;-)

[Piru]

You'll need these files from the archive:

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WBStart/dev/wbstart.doc
WBStart/dev/asm/Libraries/WBstart.I
WBStart/dev/asm/LVO/WBStart_Lib.I


Must find Linux app that extracts lha...

well, linux does have lha. :-)

EDIT: now i come to think of it, I might already have it in my includes folder.

I suggest you still grab the wbstart.doc, it's the documentation about the library.