Re^2: Can't spawn "cmd.exe":

Could you expand a little on the nature of the bug? The current behaviour seems harmless; maybe even useful.

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Re^3: Can't spawn "cmd.exe": by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 18, 2009 at 17:07 UTC
`system` documents that the value of `$test` in `system ("cmd",$test);` will be passed as a single argument. If `system` behaved as documented, it would execute `cmd "/C excel.exe text.xls"` [download] `cmd` does not accept that.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Can't spawn "cmd.exe": by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 18, 2009 at 18:36 UTC
Really? `C:\test\test\test>cmd "/C test.exe fred 3 1.2" 0 : test.exe 1 : fred 2 : 3 3 : 1.2` [download] Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Can't spawn "cmd.exe": by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 18, 2009 at 19:52 UTC
Really. `>cmd "/C dir" 'dir"' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. >cmd /C dir Volume in drive C is C Volume Serial Number is 28AB-0E8B Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\ikegami 2009/03/18 03:49 PM <DIR> . 2009/03/18 03:49 PM <DIR> .. ...` [download] That's the one I had used to test earlier, but it turns out `cmd` is very forgiving for practically all other commands.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^6: Can't spawn "cmd.exe": by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 18, 2009 at 23:15 UTC
Re^7: Can't spawn "cmd.exe": by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 19, 2009 at 01:05 UTC