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D.2.12.1 createTask

Procedure from library tasks.lib (see tasks_lib).

Usage:
createTask(command, arguments), command string, arguments list

Return:
a task with the given command and arguments whose state is 'created'.

Note:
't = command, arguments;' is a shortcut for
't = createTask(command, arguments);'.

Example:
 
LIB "tasks.lib";
ring R = 0, (x,y), dp;
ideal I = x9y2+x10, x2y7-y8;
task t = createTask("std", list(I));
// This is the same as:
// task t = "std", list(I);
t;
==> A task with the following properties:
==> command:          std
==> no. of arguments: 1
==> state:            created
==> 
killTask(t);
See also: compareTasks; copyTask; getArguments; getCommand; getState; killTask; printTask; startTasks.