RE: [ jEdit-users ] macro script for running a program

[John G. <jge...@ny...>]

> At 11:04 AM 8/11/2001 +1000, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Write a macro script, that after each call to runCommandInConsole(),
> >calls console.getShell().waitFor().
> >
> >Console 3.0 will add a new feature, 'commando', which lets you define
> >dialog-based front-ends to an arbitriary sequence of commands.
>
> Can you get it to run without command prompt popups?
>
> Will.
>

If you're referring to a Windows console when jEdit runs under javaw.exe,
the answer is no without using native code.  This is a long standing JDK
bug:

http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4244515.html

John