i'm wondering if it's possible to call and run an external program;utility; or even (gasp) another engine, from within a-5.

some of my current plans are hinging upon this possibility.

the idea is, to be running an a-5 level and at a certain point call this external prog to run... when the external tasks are completed i wish to return to the a-5 level environment. my desire is to do this as seemlessly as i can, but of course it would help to know if it's even possible. (grin)

if any of you folks can shed a little light on this it would be very helpful