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    Question about running executables from program

    Ok, this is a completely new territory for me. I want to run a couple of perl executables from my program using command line parameters inputed by the user. How would I code the following pseudocode assuming the commands would be run from a Windows command prompt:

    Code:
    string program1="perlProgram1.pl";  // cstrings are fine too
    string program2="perlProgram2.pl";
    string program3="perlProgram3.pl";
    
    string param1, param2, param3;
    
    user inputs param1, param2, param3;
    
    runCommandlineProgram(program1+" "+param1);
    WAIT, do not continue until program1 is done
    
    runCommandlineProgram(program2+" "+param2);
    WAIT, do not continue until program2 is done
    
    runCommandlineProgram(program3+" "+param3);
    WAIT, do not continue until program3 is done
    Also, what about doing command line commands such as "md" for make directory and such?

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    Here's most of whats available: FAQ: Run a program from within a program

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    Thanks for the info, didn't remember there being a faq here for that. That should definately do the trick.

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