Thread: System();

I am running my DOS application under Windows XP. I am using the following line of code to open ATXT.TXT with NOTEPAD.EXE. START is an internal command in DOS XP (thanx to an 'Unregistered' for that info!), but when I try to use the code it reports 'Bad command or file name', as if it's trying to find an executable. My line of code is this:-

Code:

system("START C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE C:\ATXT.TXT");

I have typed this manually at the command processor and it produces the desired effect, but not with SYSTEM();. Any ideas?

Your compiler didn't generat any warnings?

Use \\ instead of \

Originally posted by Unregistered
maybe you don't need "START"

whether or not it's needed, it should work if start is invoked.

of course in this case the \ vs \\ is the problem

I've tried using SYSTEM(); with both \ and \\ and both give the Bad command of file name error - I was wondering maybe if SYSTEM(); isn't compatible with XP?

Code:

system("cmd.exe /c START C:\\WINDOWS\\NOTEPAD.EXE C:\\ATXT.TXT");

It works!! Thanks everyone!

Originally posted by Unimatrix139

Code:

system("cmd.exe /c START C:\\WINDOWS\\NOTEPAD.EXE C:\\ATXT.TXT");

It works!! Thanks everyone!

but now you have created a dos application that will only run on windows 2k and xp.

Yeah, but it's just compatibility code; if my app detects XP it'll use this code otherwise it won't just trying to please everyone who could use my app!