Subj : Re: How to execute a shell command
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : "Siemel Naran" <SiemelNaran@att.net>
Date : Sun Feb 01 2004 10:54 pm


"Ed Mulroy [TeamB]" <dont_email_me@bitbuc.ket> wrote:
>  string command("dir h*.txt");
>  system(command.c_str());

Thanks for the help.  I tried the command but ran into two problems.

First, system does not respond to the cd command.
string command("cd ..");
system(command.c_str());

But GetCurrentDir() returns the same value before and after the system command.

The system command does not always respond to the new text color.

textcolor(YELLOW);
cprintf("dir");
textcolor(LIGHTCYAN);
cprintf("\r\n");
system("dir");

The last command executes in the color YELLOW, but it should execute in the color LIGHTCYAN.

Thanks.

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