Date:	Tue, 30 Sep 1997 15:59:36 -0400 (EDT)
From:	"Art S. Kagel" <kagel AT ns1 DOT bloomberg DOT com>
Reply-To:	kagel AT ns1 DOT bloomberg DOT com
To:	Laine <laine AT iwn DOT fi>
Cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: How to use spawn* / execl?
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On 30 Sep 1997, Laine wrote:

> 
> Hello!
> 
> I want to run a dos bat-file from my own c-program that
> I've done using DJGPP. I found in the syntax help in
> Rhide the commands spawn* and execl, but I don't know
> wich of the 6 (I think it was six) different spawn-functions
> should I use, or wich of the exec-functions. And how do
> they work. I couldn't get it from the help in Rhide.

Just use the system() function it calls on your shell to execute the
command and will work with bat scripts:

	char command[] = "myscript";
...
	system( command );
...

Art S. Kagel, kagel AT bloomberg DOT com

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