User created folders

Hi, Im kind of new to c++ and need a little help.
Im trying to make my program allow the user to enter a name and then create a folder using that name.

I tried

Code:

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string name;
cout << "please enter a name... " << endl;
cin >> name;
system (""mkdir " << name");

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but it gives an error on the system line, please help.

System() has gotten awfully popular lately and for bad, bad reasons. You should really search for different ways to do this.

You could download and use a library, for instance.
http://www.informit.com/guides/conte...eqNum=245&rl=1

whats wrong with the system() comand

You can read this article to find out. It focuses on using system to pause the program, but the article will show you what's wrong with system entirely.

I really dont understand that much about c++ so using a new library is kind of confusing. Can anyone help explain how to let a user pick the folder name without a new library. Im sure it would use the system("mkdir") command.

I also suggest you don't use system, but of course it is possible.

Code:

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    string name;
    string cmd;

    cout << "please enter a name... " << endl;
    cin >> name;

    cmd = "mkdir " + name;

    system(cmd.c_str());

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How about something radical, like maybe the mkdir() API call instead?