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Re: question catching system message

• Posted by don cole <doncole at p?cbell?net> Aug 11, 2007
• 506 views

Salix wrote:
> 
> Is there a way to catch the reply of system() under Win32?
> The following is incorrect sytax but that's what I mean:
> }}}
<eucode>
> sequence sx
> sx=system("dir *.txt",2)
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> Currently the only way I can do it is this
> }}}
<eucode>
> sequence sx
> system("dir *.txt > temp.txt",2)
> sx=read_file("temp.txt")
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> Any tips?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Salix

Hello Salix,

Try system_exec(). Read the docs on it.

Don Cole