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Subject:	Re: Making system calls in DJGPP???
Date:	8 Jun 1997 17:05:43 GMT
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Chris (ckeenan AT scsn DOT net) wrote:
: I need to make a call to the system to run a file.  
: 
: If I run it like this:
: 
: system("program.exe");
: 
: it works fine, but when I use a .bat to allow the user to configure
: the program being called, it just ignores it.
: 
: How can I get it to run
: 
: system("program.bat");
: 
: where program.bat is simply program.exe -1 -2??

I think you need to run a copy of command.com to execute a bat file.
There's a switch for command.com that takes a program to execute as a
parameter.  Not sure what it is though.  Type command /? and you'll see.

I'm not trying to make you figure it out, I'm just not using dos right
now.

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