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Date:	Thu, 4 Nov 2004 18:55:38 PST8
From:	"Jon Harrison" <jharrison@seadog.reno.nv.us >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Basic rexx question

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On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 18:28:36 PST8, Steven Levine wrote:

>>REXX Exit (Background) - When the filter is applied, this REXX script
>>will be executed in the background. The full path and filename of the
>>script must be entered in the entry field to the right of the action.
>>The REXX script will be passed one argument, the full path and filename
>>of the file containing the full message being filtered.
>
>Typically, background processing means that the invoking application (i.e.
>PMMail) will not wait for the REXX script to finish before proceeding.
>This is definitely not what you want for an outbound filter. You want
>PMMail to wait for you to finish rewriting the file before trying to send
>it.
>
>Generally background execution is the same a asynchronous execution.

Thanks, I'll give you suggestions a try. I can also do a REXX Exit
(Foreground), I figured it was just a matter of whether I see the
cmd window on the screen or not. The help definition of the
background & forground are identical except for the obvious word.

Jon

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