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Hello,
I was just writing a program that will rename a file (under windows) but ran into some problems.
Why can't I do a CD to a directory, it says it dosn't exist, but i'll do the same command under the prompt and it works.Code:system("cd [my directories]"); //dosnt work, windows wont change directory
system("rename [directory+file] [directory+renamedfile]"); //dosn't work either.
//although,
//doing this does work
system("G:"); //where all my files are located under
Because system() is a crummy way of programming.
Learn to use the API's which underly those operations, say for example the chdir() API.
> system("cd [my directories]");
Runs cmd.exe
cmd.exe changes directory
cmd.exe exits
your program is still where it was before you called system()
OK, the chdir() should work, but I'm still a little confused...
After i change the directory, if I do a system("rename [myfile] [myNewfile]"); will it still be in the same directory I specified in the chdir() function? or is there a renameFile() function or something?
Yes, everything you can do with system() can be done with an API, and SO much more.