System "wget"command

[Mike Schwartz]

> >    The "&" did give me another thought, though.  I wonder if I add an
> "&" at
> > the end of the command, if that would throw the process into
> "background"
> 
> No.  In that case, you're -guaranteed- untrappable output in the form of
> job control:
> 
> > ls &
> [1] 11364

     Yes, I was mostly just interested where (or if) it places the PID or
other output on the screen, and if a "SYSTEM SA" (without a "redraw") did
automatically clear the PID and other output off of the screen. 

     I've never played much with the system command, as far as it relates to
screen drawing.  

     I've also never played with the filePro "user" command.  That actually
may be more efficient, especially on other code (NOT RELATED TO THIS
PROBLEM), such as a nightly report posting process that I'm running, which
may generate 100 or more "system wget" commands in a row. 

Thanks!

Mike