--- rasmol.c (OLD FILE) 2004-10-15 05:44:23.000000000 +1000
+++ rasmol.c (NEW FILE) 2005-08-11 17:19:16.000000000 +1000
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@
 static char displayMode;
 static char colourSetting;
 
+//This varible is used to know if RasMol is launched as a shared
+//application
+static int isSharedApp;
+
 /*=======================*/
 /*  Function Prototypes  */
 /*=======================*/
@@ -1381,6 +1385,8 @@
             {   FileFormat = FormatCEX;
 #endif
 
+            } else if(!strcmp(ptr, "sharedapp") ) {  // Add the option to work with AcessGrid shared applications
+                isSharedApp = 1;
             } else  /* File Formats! */
             {   for( j=0; j<FORMATOPTMAX; j++ )
                     if( !strcmp(ptr,FormatOpt[j].ident) )
@@ -1409,7 +1415,9 @@
 
     Interactive = False;
     SwitchLang (English);
-
+    
+    isSharedApp = 0;
+    
     sprintf (VersionStr,"%s\nVersion %s %s\n%s\n", 
              MAIN_COPYRIGHT, VERSION, 
              VER_DATE, VER_COPYRIGHT);
@@ -1532,6 +1540,13 @@
 
 
 #ifdef TERMIOS
+    
+    //If RasMol is launched as a shared application, we have to close
+    //the stdin in order to make it work without a console opened waiting 
+    //for commands
+    if(isSharedApp)
+        fclose(stdin);
+    
     done = False;
     while( !done )
     {   ch = ReadCharacter();