Thread: How to pass variable to Windows System?

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    How to pass variable to Windows System?

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    {
        char comp_name [20];
        system("cls");
        cout << "Please enter computer name: " ;
        cin >> comp_name;
        system("del \\comp_name\c$\WINNT\MS\SMS\CORE\BIN\SlowNet.exe");
        return 0;
    }
    How can I pass comp_name to Windows command?
    Thank you.

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    Just figure out a way to put comp_name into a c-string and then call the system function with that string...To make it simpler you could even use the std::string class, and then use the c_str() member function to return a const char*...Oh and use cstdlib instead of stdlib.h
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