Hello ppl,
I want to know if the system function can be used to run certain program like xcopy which are in the system32 directory in XP.
Say for example will this work,
system("xcopy d1 d2 /A");
Is there any other function available which can do the same task, basically what I want is a function which can run certain programs in the system32 directory from the c program.
Please help,
Regards,
Anjali
system will run programs in the systm32 directory if the path is set up to contain system32 - which is normally the case.
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Mats
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But is there any other way to do the same thing, i mean using other functions ??
Sure. What do you actually want to do? If you explain what you are trying to do, we can give you an idea of how to do it.Originally Posted by anju.kap2r
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Mats
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Well I am just trying to execute certain DOS commands in a C program using the system() function. I wanted to know if there is any other function to do the same task
Yes there is. If you tell is what you want to do differently from how system works, then we can tell you which one to use. There is no point me suggesting one or three different ones, since they are all quite a bit harder to use than system, and all have their own advantages and disadvantages.
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Mats
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okay so system("xcopy d1 d2 /A"); would work fine ??
Yes.
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Mats
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Thanks a lot Mats
