problem with system() function...
 

hello there, im having trouble with the system() function...as much as possible, i would like my program to be dynamic...i created a program that will make an iso file...it will ask the user to input the directory that he would like to compress...the problem is, how do i append this to the system() function...here is my code...

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#include <stdlib.h>

#include <iostream>



using namespace std;





const char *directory;



int main(){



         cout << "enter directory name: ";

         cin >> directory;

         system("ls -l");

         system("mkdir"+directory);

         system("mkisofs -J -o filename.iso "+directory);



return 0;



}

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notice the + directory?? lol...it's obviously wrong...help pls...

Re: problem with system() function...
 

The easiest way is to make a C++ string and use its concatenation operator (which happens to be the plus operator). Use the c_str method to get the C-style string that's similar to the C++ string you've concatenated that the system function needs.

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <iostream>

#include <string>



using namespace std;





int main(){



  string directory;



  cout << "enter directory name: ";

  cin >> directory;

  system("ls -l");

  system(("mkdir " + directory).c_str());

  system(("mkisofs -J -o filename.iso " + directory).c_str());



  return 0;



}

Re: problem with system() function...
 

If all that you are going to do is to use C++ to
make calls to commands to the CLI , why don't
you just make a script in bash with those commands?.

Re: problem with system() function...
 

im going to make this as a function to my other c++ program...i was just testing it... :D