Does anybody have a list of things that you can use in a system() call?
Does anybody have a list of things that you can use in a system() call?
The system command passes a NULL terminated string to the command interpreter. That means you can invoke any internal command (built into command.com in DOS say; like "cls", or "dir"), or any external command, that is, an executable program, batch file etc stored on your hard drive.
Basically, if you're at the C:\> prompt, and you type a command that does something, runs a program etc, you can do that with a system command.
I'm sure there are limitations, and if you have some code that doesn't work, post it, and someone here will help.
just include stdlib.h
and to execute a command type the following:
system("CLS"); //clears the screen
system("pause"); //press any key to continue
system("ping 127.0.0.1"); //ping yourself
Hope this helps
tudehopet uses Borland Compiler 5.5
and Visual C++ 6.
