..  _exec-w:

EXEC\_W
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| Syntax   | EXEC\_W program  or                                                                                        |
|          |                                                                                                            |
|          | EXEC\_W file :sup:`\*`\ [,{file\ :sup:`x` \| #ch\ :sup:`x`}]\ :sup:`\*` [;cmd$] (Toolkit II, THOR XVI)  or |
|          |                                                                                                            |
|          | EXEC\_W file :sup:`\*`\ [,#ch\ :sup:`x`]\ :sup:`\*` [;cmd$] (Minerva v1.93+)                               |
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| Location | QL ROM, Toolkit II                                                                                         |
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This command is the same as EXEC except that the calling job is
suspended until the program has finished.

**CROSS-REFERENCE**

Toolkit II and a THOR XVI make :ref:`exec-w` the
same as :ref:`ew`. See also
:ref:`exec`, :ref:`ex`,
:ref:`ttex`, :ref:`ttex-w` and :ref:`et`.