using system command results in a program

I wan't to know how to copy system command results into a string in my program. For example if I'd run "dir" the names of all folders would be stored in my program. In that case I would use system("dir") to run the command. Please don't just post your own "dir" function, since I'm going to use other commands too.

Since Google has recently begun to "suck", I didn't find anything useful from there.

thanks in advance

Code:

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system("dir > output.txt");

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Then read in output.txt.

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Creating a Child Process with Redirected Input and Output

gg

What you want to do is "pipe" the output from the dir program to your own program. Instead of the programs standard output being the monitor, the programs stdout is sent to a place you specify. I don't recall how to do this on an MS system, so I'll look it up and get back to you.

edit: Ah yes... that would be how (codeplug - you beat me again!)

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Since Google has recently begun to "suck",

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How so?

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Originally Posted by Codeplug

Code:

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system("dir > output.txt");

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Then read in output.txt.

Or...

Creating a Child Process with Redirected Input and Output

gg

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WHOA!!! I thought that was only possible in Linux. Thanks!

About google: I don't know if it was google that sucked or me not giving it proper keywords. It's always easier to blame something else :)

Yeah - it's tough to find out how to do certain things on Google unless you know the proper term for what it is you want to do.

Using system() is rarely if ever a good idea. Read the FAQ for some of the reasons, by no means all of them!

To log a directory using API routines is very easy. I have a 3 part tutorial starting here which develops a directory logging program using Win32 API functions.

Easy ? everybody i know thinks FindNextFile() is a b*tch to use.

Id use the read in the text file method especially if you want to do it with other programs.

Actually that tutorial looks good.