system command return values?

does the system command return the value that was returned by the main() function in the called program?

say i did this:

Code:

//PROGRAM NAME:  test.exe

#include <iostream.h>

int main()
{
     cout << "Enter a number: ";
     int number;
     cin >> number;
     return number;
}


//PROGRAM NAME: main.exe

#include <iostream.h>

int main()
{
     cout << system("test.exe") << endl;
     return 0;
}

now, theoretically, when you run main.exe, it should ask you for your number, then output it again directly below........but does the system command return anything? and also, is it os-dependant? because i noticed on XP it would return a 1 where in 98 it would return a 0......

I seem to remember that "test" is a valid command in Win98 (could be wrong though). Maybe Win98 gets confused with the conficting names.

>>when you run main.exe, it should ask you for your number, then output it again directly below<<
That's what happened when I ran your code on my WinXP.

Code:

Enter a number: 11
11

yah, i know it works on XP, but i was wondering why it didn't work in 98......and i just used test.exe as an example

>>but i was wondering why it didn't work in 98
Maybe because of the first thing I said. Try changing the name from test.exe to something else.

ARG, i just said above that i just used test.exe as an example!!