title: Use lua os.execute in windows to launch a program with out a flash of CMD
body: <p>I am happily launching a program in a windows system from Lua using</p>
  
  <pre><code>strProgram = '"C:\\Program Files\\Ps Pad\\PSPad.exe"'
  strCmd = 'start "" '..strProgram
  os.execute(strCmd)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This works correctly, launching the program and the script finishing.
  How ever it flashes up a command window for a fraction of a second,  does any one have a way from Lua to launch a program.  </p>