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From:	"Jim" <jbuckeyne AT greater DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: System() command
Date:	Tue, 7 Jan 2003 07:39:59 -0800
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I have this very simple C program:

#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
  char a[] = "echo echo testing 123";
  -- char a[] = "cmd.exe -c echo echo test 123";
  // I thought there was a shell( char* ) which invoked the command in the
// current shell?  system just forks and execs a process, though hmm
// I suppose echo is a process ?
  system(a);
  return 0;
}



>I compile it with gcc and everything works fine, until I run it under
Win2K's cmd.exe: the program just exits and does nothing.

>I have set up the PATH environment variable, and it still doesn't work.

>Any ideas?

>Maor Avni


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