QNX RTOS v4 Knowledge Base
  
QNX RTOS v4 Knowledge Base
  
    
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            | Title | Running programs from a Photon application |  
            | Ref. No. | QNX.000000579 |  
            | Category(ies) | Development |  
            | Issue | I would like to run an existing Photon executable from inside my Photon application. 
 
 
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            | Solution | Although it is possible to use other C-type spawn functions such as spawnv(), the best method of spawning other programs is to use the PtSpawn() function, which provides you with a callback when the spawned program terminates. |  |