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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:11:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: Lars Steinke <lars DOT steinke AT tu-clausthal DOT de>
cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: g77 (new), Windows XP Professional, CALL System(Command,  Status), directory.
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Lars Steinke wrote:

> >On Sat, 20 Mar 2004, Lars Steinke wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >>       call system('cmd.exe /c cls')
> >>
> >> works! Thank you Dave!
> >>
> >> Now I have a new problem with 'call system':
> >> I wolud like to start a batch-file named '1.bat'.
> >> 1.bat and my program are in the same directory (C:\test).
> >>
> >>       call system('1.bat')
> >>       pause
> >>       end
> >>
> >> Error-message:
> >>
> >> 1.bat: not found
> >>
> >> If i add the directory to the PATH:
> >>
> >> PATH=%PATH%;C:\test
> >>
> >> it works, but normally the current directory should be scanned, also if
> >> it is not in the PATH...?
> >>
> >> If I try to start my program from the cygwin-shell (current directory is
> >> the directory where the program is saved) i get the following
> >> error-message:
> >>
> >> bash: a.exe: command not found
> >>
> >> This is no 'call system'-problem, but mayby there is a correllation.
> >>
> >> Thank you very much, Lars.
> >
> >Lars,
> >
> >In Cygwin, like in most Unixes, and unlike Windows, "." (the current
> >directory) has to explicitly be in the PATH for programs to be found there
> >(see <http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC36>).  As the FAQ says, you can
> >prepend "./" to the name of the program in the current directory.
> >Alternatively, you can add "." to the PATH, either in your environment, or
> >via a "putenv" call if FORTRAN supports it.
>
> Ok, but I have the same situation in Windows and in windows normally the "." should be scanned, also if it is not in the PATH.
> If my program tries to invoke 1.bat (Win-shell) it fails (1.bat: not found), although it is in the same directory (and it is not a builtin command).
> If I try to compile:
>
>       CALL System('.\1.bat')
>
> ?.bat: not found
>
>
>       CALL System('cmd.exe /c 1.bat') works, but 1.bat is not a builtin command...?
>
>
> >P.S. FYI, system("cmd /c cls") won't work on Win9x.
>
> Is there a command which fits both?
> Thanks, Lars.

Wrong slash.  Try

	CALL System('./1.bat')

As for Win9x, they use "command.com", not "cmd.exe"...  I doubt there's a
command that'll do both (unless you get the value of the COMSPEC
environment variable and use that)...  You can also use the "clear"
command (in the "clear" package).
HTH,
	Igor
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