XQuery Function Documentation

A module for executing external processes.

process:execute($args as xs:string+, $options as element()?) as element()

Parameters:

$args	a list of strings which signifies the external program file to be invoked and its arguments, if any
$options	an XML fragment defining optional parameters like working directory or the lines to send to the process via stdin. Format: <options><workingDir>workingDir</workingDir><environment><env name="name" value="value"/></environment><stdin><line>line</line></stdin></options>

Returns:

element() : the sequence of code points