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David Roon wrote:

> I'm trying to write code that will allow me to take an output file from one
> program (fileName.inp), and export it into a pre-existing application.
> (Running the pre-existing application, and creating an output file).
> 
> The existing program ('CAPTURE') can be run in MS-DOS, using the following
> command line;
> 
> capture i=<fileName>.inp o=<fileName>.out
> 
> where <fileName>.inp is the datafile as created by my program
> 
> I'd like to use something similar to the 'WinExec' function available in
> Visual Basic.

The standard C function is system().  E.g.

    system("capture i=foo.inp o=foo.out");

This should do what you want, but if not then take a look at the
non-standard spawn*() functions (see the DJGPP libc documentation).

S.

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