Script that triggers windows process?

[T-Pap]

Hey all , 

Just playing around with an idea and was wondering if there is any type of script where  an action within a mission can will trigger a windows process to run which is no relevant to DCS . A simple example would be when a unit is destroyed a batch file is run .

Thank you !

[Chump]

You can look into os.execute(), but you will need to remove the sanitize line from MissionScripting.lua.

[Wrench]

Failing that, you can have the script write to a temporary file, and have a batch file running through a loop to read it. That's how I have my server auto restart system working. 

This also required you to desanitize, but it's another option. 

[Wrench]

I also saw other references to os.execute, so I belive it does in fact work. 

Note that if you start a process it'll come up "on top" of DCS.