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Running dos command through c++

Sep 24th, 2008

Hi, I am using a 16-bit compliler and i wanted to execute a dos commmand through c++ using system() command.I wrote the following code but it didn't help

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#include<process.h>
void main()
{
  system("c:\\windows\\system32\\Notepad");
}
#include<process.h>
void main()
{
  system("c:\\windows\\system32\\Notepad");
}

I even tried wid 'system("notepad")' but even tht didn't run the command.Plz tell me if i am going wrong anywhere...

Last edited by Narue; Sep 24th, 2008 at 4:32 pm. Reason: added code tags and formatting

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Re: Running dos command through c++

Sep 24th, 2008

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Originally Posted by scholar

Hi, I am using a 16-bit compliler and i wanted to execute a dos commmand through c++ using system() command.I wrote the following code but it didn't help

#include<process.h>
void main()
{
system("c:\\windows\\system32\\Notepad");
}

I even tried wid 'system("notepad")' but even tht didn't run the command.Plz tell me if i am going wrong anywhere...

16 bit compiler? DOS command? What operating system does your computer use? If your computer is running a modern Operating System and there's no need to use DOS and a 16 bit compiler, I'd ditch them and get a more recent one.