Thread: Can I issue a command to DOS from within a program?

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    Can I issue a command to DOS from within a program?

    I am making a project for school, and in a part of it, I would like (if possible) to launch a DOS program from this program (the project). The system to be running this project program is a DOS system (its also got windows 98, but we have to make the project limited to DOS).
    So, my question is, is it possible to launch a DOS command through the program?
    I know I saw something similar to this somewhere before, and I haven't been able to find it now, so that is why I ask this. The program I had seen before asked the user what command he/she wants to issue to the console.

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    You can issue a console command using the system function.

    It is likely that your program is a console program rather than a true DOS program.

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    thanks. i will try this out on a school computer and report back here.

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