EXEC - Execute an external program

Syntax:	EXEC	[ exec name ] [ /options ]
Arguments:	[ exec name ]	Variable or string defining a file or path name of an executable program including any program command line arguments; if no path is defined Robo-FTP’s working folder is used; MS-DOS internal commands such as dir are not supported.
Options:	/nowait	Continue script execution after starting external program.
	/passargs	Any subsequent variables or strings following this option are passed as arguments to the program to be run.
	/passerror	Pass the result code from the last script command as an argument to the executed program.
	/timeout=x	Number of seconds to wait for the external program to complete. When no timeout is specified Robo-FTP will wait indefinitely.

The /nowait option determines if the script file execution is suspended until the external program is complete or continues to run. If this option is omitted, script file execution resumes when the program terminates.

The /passargs option allows you to pass any number of variable or string values from the script file to the program to be executed as if they are specified on the Shortcut Target command line. Any variables or string values that follow the /passargs delimiter within the EXEC command line are passed in this way. Consider the following example.

The exit value of the executed program is obtained by Robo-FTP when it terminates and it becomes the EXEC command’s result code. This result code may be useful in subsequent conditional branching tests in the script file.

This option permits an external program to deal specifically with a particular error condition that may be beyond the scope of a Robo-FTP script file.

The /timeout option allows you to specify the maximum amount of time to wait for the program to complete. This option is useful for protecting your command script from an unreliable external program. If you do not specify a timeout and the external program hangs without exiting then Robo-FTP will wait indefinitely.