Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com From: mbuch@IFF572.IFF.KFA-JUELICH.DE Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 20:27:37 +0100 (CET) Reply-To: m.buchmeier@fz-juelich.de To: Kevin Schnitzius cc: "'m.buchmeier@fz-juelich.de'" , cygwin@sources.redhat.com Subject: RE: system() function doesnt work outside cygwin In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Kevin Schnitzius wrote: > Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 14:12:55 -0500 > From: Kevin Schnitzius > To: "'m.buchmeier@fz-juelich.de'" , > cygwin@sources.redhat.com > Subject: RE: system() function doesnt work outside cygwin > > Try this program: > > main() > { > system("cmd /c echo %path%"); > } > It does the same: No output, not even an error-message when called from command-window or explorer and the expected output when called form inside cywin (bash) > Kevin > > -----Original Message----- > From: mbuch@IFF572.IFF.KFA-JUELICH.DE > [mailto:mbuch@IFF572.IFF.KFA-JUELICH.DE] > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 14:07 > To: cygwin@sources.redhat.com > Subject: system() function doesnt work outside cygwin > > My application (build with unix layer, recent cygwin > distro, win2K) cant call other programs using the system() > fucntion when started from outside the cygwin enviroment. > I have tryed out both posix and unix complete path > without success. > Here is a simple code that reproduces the problem: > > main() > { > system("notepad"); > } > > It works fine when invoked from within cygwin > but when called fron windows nothing happens. > > Anyone knows what i am doing wrong ? > Thanks in advance for your help > > Matthias > > > ############################################### > # mail: Matthias Buchmeier # > # IFF-IEE # > # Forschungszentrum Juelich # > # 52425 Juelich # > # Germany # > # # > # tel: +49 (0)2461 61 4273 # > # fax: 4443 # > # email: m.buchmeier@fz-juelich.de # > ############################################### > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > ############################################### # mail: Matthias Buchmeier # # IFF-IEE # # Forschungszentrum Juelich # # 52425 Juelich # # Germany # # # # tel: +49 (0)2461 61 4273 # # fax: 4443 # # email: m.buchmeier@fz-juelich.de # ############################################### -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/