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Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 09:15:56 +0100
From: Pavel Tsekov <ptsekov AT syntrex DOT com>
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Subject: Re: system() function doesnt work outside cygwin
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Can you hand the output of "cygcheck -s -v" and also your 
windows path ("echo %PATH%" in a cmd window) ?

mbuch AT IFF572 DOT IFF DOT KFA-JUELICH DOT DE wrote:
> 
> 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 ?

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