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 // headers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#ifdef __GNUG__
-    #pragma implementation "exec.cpp"
-    #pragma interface "exec.cpp"
-#endif
-
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx/wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
 #endif
 
 // for all others, include the necessary headers (this file is usually all you
-// need because it includes almost all "standard" wxWindows headers
+// need because it includes almost all "standard" wxWidgets headers
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
     #include "wx/app.h"
+    #include "wx/log.h"
     #include "wx/frame.h"
+    #include "wx/panel.h"
+
+    #include "wx/timer.h"
+
     #include "wx/utils.h"
     #include "wx/menu.h"
+
     #include "wx/msgdlg.h"
     #include "wx/textdlg.h"
+    #include "wx/filedlg.h"
+    #include "wx/choicdlg.h"
+
+    #include "wx/button.h"
+    #include "wx/textctrl.h"
+    #include "wx/listbox.h"
+
+    #include "wx/sizer.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "wx/txtstrm.h"
+#include "wx/numdlg.h"
+#include "wx/textdlg.h"
+#include "wx/ffile.h"
+
 #include "wx/process.h"
 
+#include "wx/mimetype.h"
+
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
     #include "wx/dde.h"
 #endif // __WINDOWS__
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// private classes
+// the usual application and main frame classes
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // Define a new application type, each program should derive a class from wxApp
@@ -63,6 +79,10 @@ public:
     virtual bool OnInit();
 };
 
+// Define an array of process pointers used by MyFrame
+class MyPipedProcess;
+WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_PTR(MyPipedProcess *, MyProcessesArray);
+
 // Define a new frame type: this is going to be our main frame
 class MyFrame : public wxFrame
 {
@@ -73,25 +93,156 @@ public:
     // event handlers (these functions should _not_ be virtual)
     void OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& event);
 
+    void OnKill(wxCommandEvent& event);
+
+    void OnClear(wxCommandEvent& event);
+
     void OnSyncExec(wxCommandEvent& event);
+    void OnSyncNoEventsExec(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnAsyncExec(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnShell(wxCommandEvent& event);
-    void OnDDEExec(wxCommandEvent& event);
+    void OnExecWithRedirect(wxCommandEvent& event);
+    void OnExecWithPipe(wxCommandEvent& event);
+
+    void OnPOpen(wxCommandEvent& event);
+
+    void OnFileExec(wxCommandEvent& event);
+    void OnOpenURL(wxCommandEvent& event);
 
     void OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& event);
 
+    // polling output of async processes
+    void OnTimer(wxTimerEvent& event);
+    void OnIdle(wxIdleEvent& event);
+
+    // for MyPipedProcess
+    void OnProcessTerminated(MyPipedProcess *process);
+    wxListBox *GetLogListBox() const { return m_lbox; }
+
 private:
+    void ShowOutput(const wxString& cmd,
+                    const wxArrayString& output,
+                    const wxString& title);
+
+    void DoAsyncExec(const wxString& cmd);
+
+    void AddAsyncProcess(MyPipedProcess *process)
+    {
+        if ( m_running.IsEmpty() )
+        {
+            // we want to start getting the timer events to ensure that a
+            // steady stream of idle events comes in -- otherwise we
+            // wouldn't be able to poll the child process input
+            m_timerIdleWakeUp.Start(100);
+        }
+        //else: the timer is already running
+
+        m_running.Add(process);
+    }
+
+    void RemoveAsyncProcess(MyPipedProcess *process)
+    {
+        m_running.Remove(process);
+
+        if ( m_running.IsEmpty() )
+        {
+            // we don't need to get idle events all the time any more
+            m_timerIdleWakeUp.Stop();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // the PID of the last process we launched asynchronously
+    long m_pidLast;
+
+    // last command we executed
     wxString m_cmdLast;
 
-    // any class wishing to process wxWindows events must use this macro
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
+    void OnDDEExec(wxCommandEvent& event);
+    void OnDDERequest(wxCommandEvent& event);
+
+    bool GetDDEServer();
+
+    // last params of a DDE transaction
+    wxString m_server,
+             m_topic,
+             m_cmdDde;
+#endif // __WINDOWS__
+
+    wxListBox *m_lbox;
+
+    MyProcessesArray m_running;
+
+    // the idle event wake up timer
+    wxTimer m_timerIdleWakeUp;
+
+    // any class wishing to process wxWidgets events must use this macro
+    DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
+};
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// MyPipeFrame: allows the user to communicate with the child process
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class MyPipeFrame : public wxFrame
+{
+public:
+    MyPipeFrame(wxFrame *parent,
+                const wxString& cmd,
+                wxProcess *process);
+
+protected:
+    void OnTextEnter(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event)) { DoSend(); }
+    void OnBtnSend(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event)) { DoSend(); }
+    void OnBtnSendFile(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event));
+    void OnBtnGet(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event)) { DoGet(); }
+    void OnBtnClose(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event)) { DoClose(); }
+
+    void OnClose(wxCloseEvent& event);
+
+    void OnProcessTerm(wxProcessEvent& event);
+
+    void DoSend()
+    {
+        wxString s(m_textOut->GetValue());
+        s += _T('\n');
+        m_out.Write(s.c_str(), s.length());
+        m_textOut->Clear();
+
+        DoGet();
+    }
+
+    void DoGet();
+    void DoClose();
+
+private:
+    void DoGetFromStream(wxTextCtrl *text, wxInputStream& in);
+    void DisableInput();
+    void DisableOutput();
+
+
+    wxProcess *m_process;
+
+    wxOutputStream &m_out;
+    wxInputStream &m_in,
+                  &m_err;
+
+    wxTextCtrl *m_textOut,
+               *m_textIn,
+               *m_textErr;
+
     DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
 };
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// wxProcess-derived classes
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 // This is the handler for process termination events
 class MyProcess : public wxProcess
 {
 public:
-    MyProcess(wxFrame *parent, const wxString& cmd)
+    MyProcess(MyFrame *parent, const wxString& cmd)
         : wxProcess(parent), m_cmd(cmd)
     {
         m_parent = parent;
@@ -102,11 +253,42 @@ public:
     // cases
     virtual void OnTerminate(int pid, int status);
 
-private:
-    wxFrame *m_parent;
+protected:
+    MyFrame *m_parent;
     wxString m_cmd;
 };
 
+// A specialization of MyProcess for redirecting the output
+class MyPipedProcess : public MyProcess
+{
+public:
+    MyPipedProcess(MyFrame *parent, const wxString& cmd)
+        : MyProcess(parent, cmd)
+        {
+            Redirect();
+        }
+
+    virtual void OnTerminate(int pid, int status);
+
+    virtual bool HasInput();
+};
+
+// A version of MyPipedProcess which also sends input to the stdin of the
+// child process
+class MyPipedProcess2 : public MyPipedProcess
+{
+public:
+    MyPipedProcess2(MyFrame *parent, const wxString& cmd, const wxString& input)
+        : MyPipedProcess(parent, cmd), m_input(input)
+        {
+        }
+
+    virtual bool HasInput();
+
+private:
+    wxString m_input;
+};
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // constants
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -116,34 +298,80 @@ enum
 {
     // menu items
     Exec_Quit = 100,
+    Exec_Kill,
+    Exec_ClearLog,
     Exec_SyncExec = 200,
+    Exec_SyncNoEventsExec,
     Exec_AsyncExec,
     Exec_Shell,
+    Exec_POpen,
+    Exec_OpenFile,
+    Exec_OpenURL,
     Exec_DDEExec,
-    Exec_About = 300
+    Exec_DDERequest,
+    Exec_Redirect,
+    Exec_Pipe,
+    Exec_About = 300,
+
+    // control ids
+    Exec_Btn_Send = 1000,
+    Exec_Btn_SendFile,
+    Exec_Btn_Get,
+    Exec_Btn_Close
 };
 
 static const wxChar *DIALOG_TITLE = _T("Exec sample");
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// event tables and other macros for wxWindows
+// event tables and other macros for wxWidgets
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// the event tables connect the wxWindows events with the functions (event
+// the event tables connect the wxWidgets events with the functions (event
 // handlers) which process them. It can be also done at run-time, but for the
 // simple menu events like this the static method is much simpler.
 BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MyFrame, wxFrame)
     EVT_MENU(Exec_Quit,  MyFrame::OnQuit)
+    EVT_MENU(Exec_Kill,  MyFrame::OnKill)
+    EVT_MENU(Exec_ClearLog,  MyFrame::OnClear)
 
     EVT_MENU(Exec_SyncExec, MyFrame::OnSyncExec)
+    EVT_MENU(Exec_SyncNoEventsExec, MyFrame::OnSyncNoEventsExec)
     EVT_MENU(Exec_AsyncExec, MyFrame::OnAsyncExec)
     EVT_MENU(Exec_Shell, MyFrame::OnShell)
+    EVT_MENU(Exec_Redirect, MyFrame::OnExecWithRedirect)
+    EVT_MENU(Exec_Pipe, MyFrame::OnExecWithPipe)
+
+    EVT_MENU(Exec_POpen, MyFrame::OnPOpen)
+
+    EVT_MENU(Exec_OpenFile, MyFrame::OnFileExec)
+    EVT_MENU(Exec_OpenURL, MyFrame::OnOpenURL)
+
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
     EVT_MENU(Exec_DDEExec, MyFrame::OnDDEExec)
+    EVT_MENU(Exec_DDERequest, MyFrame::OnDDERequest)
+#endif // __WINDOWS__
 
     EVT_MENU(Exec_About, MyFrame::OnAbout)
+
+    EVT_IDLE(MyFrame::OnIdle)
+
+    EVT_TIMER(wxID_ANY, MyFrame::OnTimer)
 END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
-// Create a new application object: this macro will allow wxWindows to create
+BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MyPipeFrame, wxFrame)
+    EVT_BUTTON(Exec_Btn_Send, MyPipeFrame::OnBtnSend)
+    EVT_BUTTON(Exec_Btn_SendFile, MyPipeFrame::OnBtnSendFile)
+    EVT_BUTTON(Exec_Btn_Get, MyPipeFrame::OnBtnGet)
+    EVT_BUTTON(Exec_Btn_Close, MyPipeFrame::OnBtnClose)
+
+    EVT_TEXT_ENTER(wxID_ANY, MyPipeFrame::OnTextEnter)
+
+    EVT_CLOSE(MyPipeFrame::OnClose)
+
+    EVT_END_PROCESS(wxID_ANY, MyPipeFrame::OnProcessTerm)
+END_EVENT_TABLE()
+
+// Create a new application object: this macro will allow wxWidgets to create
 // the application object during program execution (it's better than using a
 // static object for many reasons) and also declares the accessor function
 // wxGetApp() which will return the reference of the right type (i.e. MyApp and
@@ -161,55 +389,83 @@ IMPLEMENT_APP(MyApp)
 // `Main program' equivalent: the program execution "starts" here
 bool MyApp::OnInit()
 {
+    if ( !wxApp::OnInit() )
+        return false;
+
     // Create the main application window
-    MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame(_T("Exec wxWindows sample"),
+    MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame(_T("Exec wxWidgets sample"),
                                  wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(500, 140));
 
     // Show it and tell the application that it's our main window
-    frame->Show(TRUE);
+    frame->Show(true);
     SetTopWindow(frame);
 
     // success: wxApp::OnRun() will be called which will enter the main message
-    // loop and the application will run. If we returned FALSE here, the
+    // loop and the application will run. If we returned false here, the
     // application would exit immediately.
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // main frame
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+#pragma warning(disable: 4355) // this used in base member initializer list
+#endif
+
 // frame constructor
 MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size)
-       : wxFrame((wxFrame *)NULL, -1, title, pos, size)
+       : wxFrame((wxFrame *)NULL, wxID_ANY, title, pos, size),
+         m_timerIdleWakeUp(this)
 {
+    m_pidLast = 0;
+
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
     // we need this in order to allow the about menu relocation, since ABOUT is
     // not the default id of the about menu
     wxApp::s_macAboutMenuItemId = Exec_About;
 #endif
 
-    // set the frame icon
-    SetIcon(wxICON(mondrian));
-
     // create a menu bar
-    wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu(_T(""), wxMENU_TEAROFF);
+    wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu(wxEmptyString, wxMENU_TEAROFF);
+    menuFile->Append(Exec_Kill, _T("&Kill process...\tCtrl-K"),
+                     _T("Kill a process by PID"));
+    menuFile->AppendSeparator();
+    menuFile->Append(Exec_ClearLog, _T("&Clear log\tCtrl-C"),
+                     _T("Clear the log window"));
+    menuFile->AppendSeparator();
     menuFile->Append(Exec_Quit, _T("E&xit\tAlt-X"), _T("Quit this program"));
 
     wxMenu *execMenu = new wxMenu;
     execMenu->Append(Exec_SyncExec, _T("Sync &execution...\tCtrl-E"),
                      _T("Launch a program and return when it terminates"));
+    execMenu->Append(Exec_SyncNoEventsExec, _T("Sync execution and &block...\tCtrl-B"),
+                     _T("Launch a program and block until it terminates"));
     execMenu->Append(Exec_AsyncExec, _T("&Async execution...\tCtrl-A"),
                      _T("Launch a program and return immediately"));
     execMenu->Append(Exec_Shell, _T("Execute &shell command...\tCtrl-S"),
                      _T("Launch a shell and execute a command in it"));
+    execMenu->AppendSeparator();
+    execMenu->Append(Exec_Redirect, _T("Capture command &output...\tCtrl-O"),
+                     _T("Launch a program and capture its output"));
+    execMenu->Append(Exec_Pipe, _T("&Pipe through command..."),
+                     _T("Pipe a string through a filter"));
+    execMenu->Append(Exec_POpen, _T("&Open a pipe to a command...\tCtrl-P"),
+                     _T("Open a pipe to and from another program"));
 
+    execMenu->AppendSeparator();
+    execMenu->Append(Exec_OpenFile, _T("Open &file...\tCtrl-F"),
+                     _T("Launch the command to open this kind of files"));
+    execMenu->Append(Exec_OpenURL, _T("Open &URL...\tCtrl-U"),
+                     _T("Launch the default browser with the given URL"));
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
     execMenu->AppendSeparator();
     execMenu->Append(Exec_DDEExec, _T("Execute command via &DDE...\tCtrl-D"));
+    execMenu->Append(Exec_DDERequest, _T("Send DDE &request...\tCtrl-R"));
 #endif
 
-    wxMenu *helpMenu = new wxMenu(_T(""), wxMENU_TEAROFF);
+    wxMenu *helpMenu = new wxMenu(wxEmptyString, wxMENU_TEAROFF);
     helpMenu->Append(Exec_About, _T("&About...\tF1"), _T("Show about dialog"));
 
     // now append the freshly created menu to the menu bar...
@@ -221,28 +477,163 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size)
     // ... and attach this menu bar to the frame
     SetMenuBar(menuBar);
 
+    // create the listbox in which we will show misc messages as they come
+    m_lbox = new wxListBox(this, wxID_ANY);
+    wxFont font(12, wxFONTFAMILY_TELETYPE, wxFONTSTYLE_NORMAL,
+                wxFONTWEIGHT_NORMAL);
+    if ( font.Ok() )
+        m_lbox->SetFont(font);
+
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     // create a status bar just for fun (by default with 1 pane only)
-    CreateStatusBar(2);
-    SetStatusText(_T("Welcome to wxWindows!"));
+    CreateStatusBar();
+    SetStatusText(_T("Welcome to wxWidgets exec sample!"));
 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
 }
 
-
-// event handlers
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// event handlers: file and help menu
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void MyFrame::OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-    // TRUE is to force the frame to close
-    Close(TRUE);
+    // true is to force the frame to close
+    Close(true);
+}
+
+void MyFrame::OnClear(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    m_lbox->Clear();
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-    wxMessageBox(_T("Exec sample\n© 2000 Vadim Zeitlin"),
+    wxMessageBox(_T("Exec wxWidgets Sample\n(c) 2000-2002 Vadim Zeitlin"),
                  _T("About Exec"), wxOK | wxICON_INFORMATION, this);
 }
 
+void MyFrame::OnKill(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    long pid = wxGetNumberFromUser(_T("Please specify the process to kill"),
+                                   _T("Enter PID:"),
+                                   _T("Exec question"),
+                                   m_pidLast,
+                                   // we need the full unsigned int range
+                                   -INT_MAX, INT_MAX,
+                                   this);
+    if ( pid == -1 )
+    {
+        // cancelled
+        return;
+    }
+
+    static const wxString signalNames[] =
+    {
+        _T("Just test (SIGNONE)"),
+        _T("Hangup (SIGHUP)"),
+        _T("Interrupt (SIGINT)"),
+        _T("Quit (SIGQUIT)"),
+        _T("Illegal instruction (SIGILL)"),
+        _T("Trap (SIGTRAP)"),
+        _T("Abort (SIGABRT)"),
+        _T("Emulated trap (SIGEMT)"),
+        _T("FP exception (SIGFPE)"),
+        _T("Kill (SIGKILL)"),
+        _T("Bus (SIGBUS)"),
+        _T("Segment violation (SIGSEGV)"),
+        _T("System (SIGSYS)"),
+        _T("Broken pipe (SIGPIPE)"),
+        _T("Alarm (SIGALRM)"),
+        _T("Terminate (SIGTERM)"),
+    };
+
+    int sig = wxGetSingleChoiceIndex(_T("How to kill the process?"),
+                                     _T("Exec question"),
+                                     WXSIZEOF(signalNames), signalNames,
+                                     this);
+    switch ( sig )
+    {
+        default:
+            wxFAIL_MSG( _T("unexpected return value") );
+            // fall through
+
+        case -1:
+            // cancelled
+            return;
+
+        case wxSIGNONE:
+        case wxSIGHUP:
+        case wxSIGINT:
+        case wxSIGQUIT:
+        case wxSIGILL:
+        case wxSIGTRAP:
+        case wxSIGABRT:
+        case wxSIGEMT:
+        case wxSIGFPE:
+        case wxSIGKILL:
+        case wxSIGBUS:
+        case wxSIGSEGV:
+        case wxSIGSYS:
+        case wxSIGPIPE:
+        case wxSIGALRM:
+        case wxSIGTERM:
+            break;
+    }
+
+    if ( sig == 0 )
+    {
+        if ( wxProcess::Exists(pid) )
+            wxLogStatus(_T("Process %ld is running."), pid);
+        else
+            wxLogStatus(_T("No process with pid = %ld."), pid);
+    }
+    else // not SIGNONE
+    {
+        wxKillError rc = wxProcess::Kill(pid, (wxSignal)sig);
+        if ( rc == wxKILL_OK )
+        {
+            wxLogStatus(_T("Process %ld killed with signal %d."), pid, sig);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            static const wxChar *errorText[] =
+            {
+                _T(""), // no error
+                _T("signal not supported"),
+                _T("permission denied"),
+                _T("no such process"),
+                _T("unspecified error"),
+            };
+
+            wxLogStatus(_T("Failed to kill process %ld with signal %d: %s"),
+                        pid, sig, errorText[rc]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// event handlers: exec menu
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void MyFrame::DoAsyncExec(const wxString& cmd)
+{
+    wxProcess *process = new MyProcess(this, cmd);
+    m_pidLast = wxExecute(cmd, wxEXEC_ASYNC, process);
+    if ( !m_pidLast )
+    {
+        wxLogError( _T("Execution of '%s' failed."), cmd.c_str() );
+
+        delete process;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        wxLogStatus( _T("Process %ld (%s) launched."),
+            m_pidLast, cmd.c_str() );
+
+        m_cmdLast = cmd;
+    }
+}
+
 void MyFrame::OnSyncExec(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
     wxString cmd = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("Enter the command: "),
@@ -252,9 +643,32 @@ void MyFrame::OnSyncExec(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     if ( !cmd )
         return;
 
-    int code = wxExecute(cmd, TRUE /* sync */);
+    wxLogStatus( _T("'%s' is running please wait..."), cmd.c_str() );
+
+    int code = wxExecute(cmd, wxEXEC_SYNC);
+
     wxLogStatus(_T("Process '%s' terminated with exit code %d."),
-                cmd.c_str(), code);
+        cmd.c_str(), code);
+
+    m_cmdLast = cmd;
+}
+
+void MyFrame::OnSyncNoEventsExec(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    wxString cmd = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("Enter the command: "),
+                                     DIALOG_TITLE,
+                                     m_cmdLast);
+
+    if ( !cmd )
+        return;
+
+    wxLogStatus( _T("'%s' is running please wait..."), cmd.c_str() );
+
+    int code = wxExecute(cmd, wxEXEC_BLOCK);
+
+    wxLogStatus(_T("Process '%s' terminated with exit code %d."),
+        cmd.c_str(), code);
+
     m_cmdLast = cmd;
 }
 
@@ -267,21 +681,86 @@ void MyFrame::OnAsyncExec(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     if ( !cmd )
         return;
 
-    wxProcess *process = new MyProcess(this, cmd);
-    if ( !wxExecute(cmd, FALSE /* async */, process) )
+    DoAsyncExec(cmd);
+}
+
+void MyFrame::OnShell(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    wxString cmd = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("Enter the command: "),
+                                     DIALOG_TITLE,
+                                     m_cmdLast);
+
+    if ( !cmd )
+        return;
+
+    int code = wxShell(cmd);
+    wxLogStatus(_T("Shell command '%s' terminated with exit code %d."),
+                cmd.c_str(), code);
+    m_cmdLast = cmd;
+}
+
+void MyFrame::OnExecWithRedirect(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    wxString cmd = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("Enter the command: "),
+                                     DIALOG_TITLE,
+                                     m_cmdLast);
+
+    if ( !cmd )
+        return;
+
+    bool sync;
+    switch ( wxMessageBox(_T("Execute it synchronously?"),
+                          _T("Exec question"),
+                          wxYES_NO | wxCANCEL | wxICON_QUESTION, this) )
     {
-        wxLogError(_T("Execution of '%s' failed."), cmd.c_str());
+        case wxYES:
+            sync = true;
+            break;
 
-        delete process;
+        case wxNO:
+            sync = false;
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            return;
     }
-    else
+
+    if ( sync )
     {
-        m_cmdLast = cmd;
+        wxArrayString output, errors;
+        int code = wxExecute(cmd, output, errors);
+        wxLogStatus(_T("command '%s' terminated with exit code %d."),
+                    cmd.c_str(), code);
+
+        if ( code != -1 )
+        {
+            ShowOutput(cmd, output, _T("Output"));
+            ShowOutput(cmd, errors, _T("Errors"));
+        }
+    }
+    else // async exec
+    {
+        MyPipedProcess *process = new MyPipedProcess(this, cmd);
+        if ( !wxExecute(cmd, wxEXEC_ASYNC, process) )
+        {
+            wxLogError(_T("Execution of '%s' failed."), cmd.c_str());
+
+            delete process;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            AddAsyncProcess(process);
+        }
     }
+
+    m_cmdLast = cmd;
 }
 
-void MyFrame::OnShell(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+void MyFrame::OnExecWithPipe(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
+    if ( !m_cmdLast )
+        m_cmdLast = _T("tr [a-z] [A-Z]");
+
     wxString cmd = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("Enter the command: "),
                                      DIALOG_TITLE,
                                      m_cmdLast);
@@ -289,52 +768,256 @@ void MyFrame::OnShell(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     if ( !cmd )
         return;
 
-    int code = wxShell(cmd);
-    wxLogStatus(_T("Shell command '%s' terminated with exit code %d."),
-                cmd.c_str(), code);
+    wxString input = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("Enter the string to send to it: "),
+                                       DIALOG_TITLE);
+    if ( !input )
+        return;
+
+    // always execute the filter asynchronously
+    MyPipedProcess2 *process = new MyPipedProcess2(this, cmd, input);
+    long pid = wxExecute(cmd, wxEXEC_ASYNC, process);
+    if ( pid )
+    {
+        wxLogStatus( _T("Process %ld (%s) launched."), pid, cmd.c_str() );
+
+        AddAsyncProcess(process);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        wxLogError(_T("Execution of '%s' failed."), cmd.c_str());
+
+        delete process;
+    }
+
     m_cmdLast = cmd;
 }
 
-void MyFrame::OnDDEExec(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+void MyFrame::OnPOpen(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
+    wxString cmd = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("Enter the command to launch: "),
+                                     DIALOG_TITLE,
+                                     m_cmdLast);
+    if ( cmd.empty() )
+        return;
+
+    wxProcess *process = wxProcess::Open(cmd);
+    if ( !process )
+    {
+        wxLogError(_T("Failed to launch the command."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    wxLogVerbose(_T("PID of the new process: %ld"), process->GetPid());
+
+    wxOutputStream *out = process->GetOutputStream();
+    if ( !out )
+    {
+        wxLogError(_T("Failed to connect to child stdin"));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    wxInputStream *in = process->GetInputStream();
+    if ( !in )
+    {
+        wxLogError(_T("Failed to connect to child stdout"));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    new MyPipeFrame(this, cmd, process);
+}
+
+void MyFrame::OnFileExec(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    static wxString s_filename;
+
+    wxString filename;
+
+#if wxUSE_FILEDLG
+    filename = wxLoadFileSelector(_T("any file"), NULL, s_filename, this);
+#else // !wxUSE_FILEDLG
+    filename = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("Enter the file name"), _T("exec sample"),
+                                 s_filename, this);
+#endif // wxUSE_FILEDLG/!wxUSE_FILEDLG
+
+    if ( filename.empty() )
+        return;
+
+    s_filename = filename;
+
+    wxString ext = filename.AfterFirst(_T('.'));
+    wxFileType *ft = wxTheMimeTypesManager->GetFileTypeFromExtension(ext);
+    if ( !ft )
+    {
+        wxLogError(_T("Impossible to determine the file type for extension '%s'"),
+                   ext.c_str());
+        return;
+    }
+
+    wxString cmd;
+    bool ok = ft->GetOpenCommand(&cmd,
+                                 wxFileType::MessageParameters(filename));
+    delete ft;
+    if ( !ok )
+    {
+        wxLogError(_T("Impossible to find out how to open files of extension '%s'"),
+                   ext.c_str());
+        return;
+    }
+
+    DoAsyncExec(cmd);
+}
+
+void MyFrame::OnOpenURL(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    static wxString s_filename(_T("http://www.wxwidgets.org/"));
+
+    wxString filename = wxGetTextFromUser
+                        (
+                            _T("Enter the URL"),
+                            _T("exec sample"),
+                            s_filename,
+                            this
+                        );
+
+    if ( filename.empty() )
+        return;
+
+    s_filename = filename;
+
+    if ( !wxLaunchDefaultBrowser(s_filename) )
+        wxLogError(_T("Failed to open URL \"%s\""), s_filename.c_str());
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// DDE stuff
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
+
+bool MyFrame::GetDDEServer()
+{
     wxString server = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("Server to connect to:"),
-                                        DIALOG_TITLE, _T("IExplore"));
+                                        DIALOG_TITLE, m_server);
     if ( !server )
-        return;
+        return false;
 
-    wxString topic = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("DDE topic:"),
-                                       DIALOG_TITLE, _T("WWW_OpenURL"));
+    m_server = server;
+
+    wxString topic = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("DDE topic:"), DIALOG_TITLE, m_topic);
     if ( !topic )
-        return;
+        return false;
 
-    wxString cmd = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("DDE command:"),
-                                     DIALOG_TITLE,
-                                     _T("\"file:F:\\wxWindows\\samples\\"
-                                        "image\\horse.gif\",,-1,,,,,"));
+    m_topic = topic;
+
+    wxString cmd = wxGetTextFromUser(_T("DDE command:"), DIALOG_TITLE, m_cmdDde);
     if ( !cmd )
+        return false;
+
+    m_cmdDde = cmd;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void MyFrame::OnDDEExec(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    if ( !GetDDEServer() )
         return;
 
     wxDDEClient client;
-    wxConnectionBase *conn = client.MakeConnection("", server, topic);
+    wxConnectionBase *conn = client.MakeConnection(wxEmptyString, m_server, m_topic);
     if ( !conn )
     {
         wxLogError(_T("Failed to connect to the DDE server '%s'."),
-                   server.c_str());
+                   m_server.c_str());
     }
     else
     {
-        if ( !conn->Execute(cmd) )
+        if ( !conn->Execute(m_cmdDde) )
         {
             wxLogError(_T("Failed to execute command '%s' via DDE."),
-                       cmd.c_str());
+                       m_cmdDde.c_str());
         }
         else
         {
             wxLogStatus(_T("Successfully executed DDE command"));
         }
     }
+}
+
+void MyFrame::OnDDERequest(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    if ( !GetDDEServer() )
+        return;
+
+    wxDDEClient client;
+    wxConnectionBase *conn = client.MakeConnection(wxEmptyString, m_server, m_topic);
+    if ( !conn )
+    {
+        wxLogError(_T("Failed to connect to the DDE server '%s'."),
+                   m_server.c_str());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if ( !conn->Request(m_cmdDde) )
+        {
+            wxLogError(_T("Failed to  send request '%s' via DDE."),
+                       m_cmdDde.c_str());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            wxLogStatus(_T("Successfully sent DDE request."));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #endif // __WINDOWS__
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// various helpers
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// input polling
+void MyFrame::OnIdle(wxIdleEvent& event)
+{
+    size_t count = m_running.GetCount();
+    for ( size_t n = 0; n < count; n++ )
+    {
+        if ( m_running[n]->HasInput() )
+        {
+            event.RequestMore();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void MyFrame::OnTimer(wxTimerEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    wxWakeUpIdle();
+}
+
+void MyFrame::OnProcessTerminated(MyPipedProcess *process)
+{
+    RemoveAsyncProcess(process);
+}
+
+
+void MyFrame::ShowOutput(const wxString& cmd,
+                         const wxArrayString& output,
+                         const wxString& title)
+{
+    size_t count = output.GetCount();
+    if ( !count )
+        return;
+
+    m_lbox->Append(wxString::Format(_T("--- %s of '%s' ---"),
+                                    title.c_str(), cmd.c_str()));
+
+    for ( size_t n = 0; n < count; n++ )
+    {
+        m_lbox->Append(output[n]);
+    }
+
+    m_lbox->Append(wxString::Format(_T("--- End of %s ---"),
+                                    title.Lower().c_str()));
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -349,3 +1032,226 @@ void MyProcess::OnTerminate(int pid, int status)
     // we're not needed any more
     delete this;
 }
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// MyPipedProcess
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+bool MyPipedProcess::HasInput()
+{
+    bool hasInput = false;
+
+    if ( IsInputAvailable() )
+    {
+        wxTextInputStream tis(*GetInputStream());
+
+        // this assumes that the output is always line buffered
+        wxString msg;
+        msg << m_cmd << _T(" (stdout): ") << tis.ReadLine();
+
+        m_parent->GetLogListBox()->Append(msg);
+
+        hasInput = true;
+    }
+
+    if ( IsErrorAvailable() )
+    {
+        wxTextInputStream tis(*GetErrorStream());
+
+        // this assumes that the output is always line buffered
+        wxString msg;
+        msg << m_cmd << _T(" (stderr): ") << tis.ReadLine();
+
+        m_parent->GetLogListBox()->Append(msg);
+
+        hasInput = true;
+    }
+
+    return hasInput;
+}
+
+void MyPipedProcess::OnTerminate(int pid, int status)
+{
+    // show the rest of the output
+    while ( HasInput() )
+        ;
+
+    m_parent->OnProcessTerminated(this);
+
+    MyProcess::OnTerminate(pid, status);
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// MyPipedProcess2
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+bool MyPipedProcess2::HasInput()
+{
+    if ( !m_input.empty() )
+    {
+        wxTextOutputStream os(*GetOutputStream());
+        os.WriteString(m_input);
+
+        CloseOutput();
+        m_input.clear();
+
+        // call us once again - may be we'll have output
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return MyPipedProcess::HasInput();
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// MyPipeFrame implementation
+// ============================================================================
+
+MyPipeFrame::MyPipeFrame(wxFrame *parent,
+                         const wxString& cmd,
+                         wxProcess *process)
+           : wxFrame(parent, wxID_ANY, cmd),
+             m_process(process),
+             // in a real program we'd check that the streams are !NULL here
+             m_out(*process->GetOutputStream()),
+             m_in(*process->GetInputStream()),
+             m_err(*process->GetErrorStream())
+{
+    m_process->SetNextHandler(this);
+
+    wxPanel *panel = new wxPanel(this, wxID_ANY);
+
+    m_textOut = new wxTextCtrl(panel, wxID_ANY, wxEmptyString,
+                              wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
+                              wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER);
+    m_textIn = new wxTextCtrl(panel, wxID_ANY, wxEmptyString,
+                               wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
+                               wxTE_MULTILINE | wxTE_RICH);
+    m_textIn->SetEditable(false);
+    m_textErr = new wxTextCtrl(panel, wxID_ANY, wxEmptyString,
+                               wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
+                               wxTE_MULTILINE | wxTE_RICH);
+    m_textErr->SetEditable(false);
+
+    wxSizer *sizerTop = new wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL);
+    sizerTop->Add(m_textOut, 0, wxGROW | wxALL, 5);
+
+    wxSizer *sizerBtns = new wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL);
+    sizerBtns->
+        Add(new wxButton(panel, Exec_Btn_Send, _T("&Send")), 0, wxALL, 5);
+    sizerBtns->
+        Add(new wxButton(panel, Exec_Btn_SendFile, _T("&File...")), 0, wxALL, 5);
+    sizerBtns->
+        Add(new wxButton(panel, Exec_Btn_Get, _T("&Get")), 0, wxALL, 5);
+    sizerBtns->
+        Add(new wxButton(panel, Exec_Btn_Close, _T("&Close")), 0, wxALL, 5);
+
+    sizerTop->Add(sizerBtns, 0, wxCENTRE | wxALL, 5);
+    sizerTop->Add(m_textIn, 1, wxGROW | wxALL, 5);
+    sizerTop->Add(m_textErr, 1, wxGROW | wxALL, 5);
+
+    panel->SetSizer(sizerTop);
+    sizerTop->Fit(this);
+
+    Show();
+}
+
+void MyPipeFrame::OnBtnSendFile(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+#if wxUSE_FILEDLG
+    wxFileDialog filedlg(this, _T("Select file to send"));
+    if ( filedlg.ShowModal() != wxID_OK )
+        return;
+
+    wxFFile file(filedlg.GetFilename(), _T("r"));
+    wxString data;
+    if ( !file.IsOpened() || !file.ReadAll(&data) )
+        return;
+
+    // can't write the entire string at once, this risk overflowing the pipe
+    // and we would dead lock
+    size_t len = data.length();
+    const wxChar *pc = data.c_str();
+    while ( len )
+    {
+        const size_t CHUNK_SIZE = 4096;
+        m_out.Write(pc, len > CHUNK_SIZE ? CHUNK_SIZE : len);
+
+        // note that not all data could have been written as we don't block on
+        // the write end of the pipe
+        const size_t lenChunk = m_out.LastWrite();
+
+        pc += lenChunk;
+        len -= lenChunk;
+
+        DoGet();
+    }
+#endif // wxUSE_FILEDLG
+}
+
+void MyPipeFrame::DoGet()
+{
+    // we don't have any way to be notified when any input appears on the
+    // stream so we have to poll it :-(
+    DoGetFromStream(m_textIn, m_in);
+    DoGetFromStream(m_textErr, m_err);
+}
+
+void MyPipeFrame::DoGetFromStream(wxTextCtrl *text, wxInputStream& in)
+{
+    while ( in.CanRead() )
+    {
+        wxChar buffer[4096];
+        buffer[in.Read(buffer, WXSIZEOF(buffer) - 1).LastRead()] = _T('\0');
+
+        text->AppendText(buffer);
+    }
+}
+
+void MyPipeFrame::DoClose()
+{
+    m_process->CloseOutput();
+
+    DisableInput();
+}
+
+void MyPipeFrame::DisableInput()
+{
+    m_textOut->SetEditable(false);
+    FindWindow(Exec_Btn_Send)->Disable();
+    FindWindow(Exec_Btn_SendFile)->Disable();
+    FindWindow(Exec_Btn_Close)->Disable();
+}
+
+void MyPipeFrame::DisableOutput()
+{
+    FindWindow(Exec_Btn_Get)->Disable();
+}
+
+void MyPipeFrame::OnClose(wxCloseEvent& event)
+{
+    if ( m_process )
+    {
+        // we're not interested in getting the process termination notification
+        // if we are closing it ourselves
+        wxProcess *process = m_process;
+        m_process = NULL;
+        process->SetNextHandler(NULL);
+
+        process->CloseOutput();
+    }
+
+    event.Skip();
+}
+
+void MyPipeFrame::OnProcessTerm(wxProcessEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    DoGet();
+
+    delete m_process;
+    m_process = NULL;
+
+    wxLogWarning(_T("The other process has terminated, closing"));
+
+    DisableInput();
+    DisableOutput();
+}