Executes a program or command.

Required Parameters

• name: The name of the command or program to execute.

Optional Parameters

• arguments: The command-line arguments for the command or program.
• argarray#: The command-line arguments for the command or program.
• directory: The directory to start the command or program in. The default value is ‘.’.
• timeout: The maximum amount of time (in seconds) to wait for the command or program. Use -1 to indicate no timeout. The default value is ‘60’.
• waitforoutput: Whether to wait for the output of the command or program. The default value is ‘true’.

Output Attributes

• sys:output: The output of the command or program.
• sys:error: The error output, if any, of the command or program.