From: gnuwin32@niteroi.gsfc.nasa.gov (GNU Win32)
Subject: Re: system() call behaviour.
9 May 1998 00:32:14 -0700
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To: paslawsk@cadvision.com (Dan Paslawski)
Cc: gnu-win32@cygnus.com, paslawsk@cadvision.com

Dan,

> 
> When running this under the Cygwin Bash environment, this code works properly.  However,
> if I run the code in a Windows NT Command Prompt Window (or an MS_DOS Window under
> Windows 95),  the calls to system() fail.  I have also tried this segment of code with other 
> commands (eg. dir, copy, mspaint), with the same results.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 

I had similar problems. Make sure "sh.exe" is in your path and system()
will work under the MS-DOS shell.

-- 
Arlindo da Silva    
dasilva@alum.mit.edu




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