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Thanks Gents,

I'll give this a go.

MikeC

"Scott" <nobody AT xmission DOT com> wrote in message 
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> On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:31:07 GMT, in comp.os.msdos.djgpp, "MikeC"
> <My_address AT end DOT of DOT post> wrote:
>
>>Why can't I do it with ...
>>
>>system(string);  /* string contains "copy <source path> <dest path>" */
>
> My guess would be because "copy" isn't an executable program, it's an 
> alias
> within the command processor.  Try "command /c copy source dest".
>
> -Scott 

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