Start the Windows command shell, optionally executing a command.
Syntax
shell(options) [arg1 arg2 arg3…]
See
spawn for available options. By default, the Windows command shell will be started in hidden mode with the exit code for success set to zero.
Examples
shell mkdir c:\newdir
makes a new directory “c:\newdir”.
shell(out=flist) dir /b *.wf1
lists all workfiles in the current directory, saving output in a table named FLIST.
Cross-references
See
spawn for details on spawning a new process.