Thread: Executing DOS command in C

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    Executing DOS command in C

    HI,

    How to execute any DOS command like"print abc.txt" in a C program
    friendz help me ? awating 4 u r answers....
    Thank u in advance !

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    Hi,

    I am also beginner in C, but this should work as I see:

    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include <stdio.h>

    int main()
    {
    printf("Your command\n");
    system("print abc.txt");
    return 0;
    }

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    system() function can help to execute your commands

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    If you want to capture the output of the command, redirect the output of the command into a file, then open that file, or look into the POSIX function popen().
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