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Subject: Re: hwo to run prog using "program files" etc ??
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Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 15:38:42 GMT
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Geoff Cox wrote:
> 
> I am trying to run jre.exe which is in c:\program files etc but
> following compiles OK but when runs comes up with "bad command or file
> name" under Windows 98(SE) - any suggestions please?
> 
> #include <stdio.h>
> 
> int main()
> {
> 
> char *call = "c:\\program files\\javasoft\\jre\\1.1\\bin\\jre.exe";
> system(call);
> 
> }

You have to quote it, because it contains blanks:

char *call = "\"c:\\program
files\\javasoft\\jre\\1.1\\bin\\jre.exe\"";

That error is coming from the command processor, which is trying
to execute:

   c:\program      files\javasoft\jre\1.1\bin\jre.exe

and it finds no "program" on the path.

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