Oops, I meant...
find  -maxdepth 1 -iname \*.pdf -print0 | while read -d '' -r file ; do
 /opt/pdfstudio9/pdfstudio9 "$file" & done

but you probably caught that....

----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Lauro" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "ToddAndMargo" <[log in to unmask]>
> Cc: "Brad Cable" <[log in to unmask]>, "Scientific Linux Users" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 8:03:50 PM
> Subject: Re: need release command for find -exec
> 
> find / -type f -print0 | while read -d '' -r file ; do
> /opt/pdfstudio9/pdfstudio9 "$file" & done
> 
> should work...
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ToddAndMargo" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: "Brad Cable" <[log in to unmask]>, "Scientific Linux Users"
> > <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 7:52:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: need release command for find -exec
> > 
> > >>
> > >> find  -maxdepth 1 -iname \*.pdf -exec /opt/pdfstudio9/pdfstudio9
> > >> {} \;
> > >>
> > >> But you have to close the first instance to get the second
> > >> to open, etc..
> > >>
> > >> I have tried adding "&" to the end, but no syntax joy.
> > >>
> > >> How to I get "-exec" to run and release, so "find" can go
> > >> on to the next instance?
> > >>
> > >> Many thanks,
> > >> -T
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Computers are like air conditioners.
> > They malfunction when you open windows
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > 
>