SPAWN

 Spawns a subprocess, suspending, but not ending, your current editing
 session.  This is useful for running another utility, such as MAIL,
 without having to end your editing session.

 Key:  The WPS keypad defines GOLD-$ as SPAWN.

 Examples:

    Command       Purpose or Effect
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    SPAWN mail    Spawns a subprocess, invoking MAIL.  Exiting from MAIL
                  ends the subprocess and resumes your editing session.

    SPAWN         If you do not specify a command string, EVE spawns a
                  subprocess for DCL (indicated by the $ prompt).  To end
                  the subprocess and resume editing, use the LOGOUT
                  command.

 Usage notes:

 o  Using SPAWN and ATTACH lets you keep an editing session active
    throughout your entire VMS session (or login).  This makes it faster to
    resume editing, but uses more system resources.

 o  To check if there is a subprocess running, use the DCL command SHOW
    PROCESS/SUBPROCESS.

 o  You cannot use SPAWN with the DECwindows interface.

 o  To execute a single DCL command during your editing session, use the
    EVE command DCL.  For example, the command DCL DIRECTORY *.TXT puts a
    directory list of files into a buffer in a second window.  You can
    remove or copy the directory list and insert it into another buffer.

 Related topics:

    ATTACH     DCL     SPELL