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From: Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:09:46 -0400
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Subject: Re: Problem with system()
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In-Reply-To: <OFEB57585D.87A9F813-ON85256929.0051CAE4@predictive.com>; from Glenn.Davis@predictive.com on Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 11:04:22AM -0400

On Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 11:04:22AM -0400, Glenn DOT Davis AT predictive DOT com wrote:
>>On Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 09:42:19AM -0400, Glenn DOT Davis AT predictive DOT com 
>wrote:
>>>Chris,
>>>I guesss I should have given more info.
>>>I tried
>>>        system ("command /c dir")
>>>and yes, I am using Windows 95.
>>
>>I don't know what's wrong but I would check basic things like your PATH.
>>If you don't have a command.com in your path then system is obviously
>>not going to be able to run "command".
>
>I know I don't sound like I know what I am doing, but I did look at my 
>Path.  I am able to run commands from inside bash. I even put the full 
>path of the commands in the system call. I still get the same results.

It finally dawned on me that since you haven't installed the complete
cygwin package you probably don't have /bin/sh.  UNIX uses /bin/sh
to invoke programs for the system() command.  Ditto, cygwin.

That program is found in the 'ash' tar ball.

cgf

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