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I tried to desigen program that format partition from the HDD. like D:... then
i right this code
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  1. #include<process.h>
  2. int main()
  3. {
  4. system("d:");
  5. system("format d: /q");
  6. system("y");
  7. return 0;
  8. }
but it comes to ( " all data on non_removalbe disk
driver d:will be lost !
proceed with format (Y/N)?
and stop .... howver i right " system("Y");
...i dont know what's the wrong ?? :rolleyes:
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Actually the <conio,h> works....atleast if u use "void main()"
N you shud add the "clrscr();" after the opening braces....(but not towards the end...as ur result will get wiped out before being 'outputted')
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...c_._wpopen.asp

need to use _popen() to send commands down a pipe to format, ur method will not work.
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I'm sorry can u write an example
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