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Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 11:19:51 -0400
To: combee AT cambridge DOT scr DOT slb DOT com (Leendert Combee)
From: Jonathan Swaby <jfs10 AT psu DOT edu>
Subject: Re: system() with command line options
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

At 04:16 PM 4/11/97 +0100, you wrote:
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>> I have a program that will need to run another program with some
>> options. The program line looks like success=system(test.exe -d c:\junk\); .
>> Where test is a self extracting archive. I am using rsxntdj djgpp v2 on
>> a win95 machine. When this line is executed I get bad command or file name.
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>  Can you run this in a dosbox (just that single line)?
From the DOS Prompt it works fine. From the program it works if the command line
options are left off.

Thanks Jonathan
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>> Running
>> test.exe on its own works perfectly. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?
>> I have looked thru the FAQ. My command line is under 126 characters, so I
don't
>> think this is the problem. Any help would be great.
>>  
>> Thanks JOnathan Swaby
>> 
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