Re: Problem with 'system' function in Windows Vista

I keep forgetting what system(1, @command) does. (it's windows specific, right?)

If you're trying to run and wait for the the command to exit, have you tried using system(@command) instead?

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Re^2: Problem with 'system' function in Windows Vista by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 20, 2007 at 17:48 UTC
`system(1, ...)` is a Windows extention to create a process that runs asynchronously. It's an alternative to `fork`+`exec`. Unlike `fork`, `system(1, ...)` is natively supported, so it's much more resilient.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Problem with 'system' function in Windows Vista by jdtoronto (Prior) on Mar 20, 2007 at 17:46 UTC
Hi Joost, The I keep forgetting what system(1, @command) does. (it's windows specific, right?) Is Windows specific, it is meant to give a non-blocking system call - it gets the result of the creation of the child process and returns it. I have also tried it without the 1, works as expected and gives the same error. jdtoronto	[reply]