Make my program run other programs

[The1337scripter]

ok, well, its pretty basic, what would I put in my script because when they logg in its gonna prompt my program *Its a login mangement program* anyways, im almost complete it.

if (retry=="log") {
cout << "Logging off\n";

ifstream a_file ( "logoff.bat" );
}


is what I have, how do I make it so when they type log in the cmd prompt, itll run the logoff.bat program so it logs out of the account. I can't find any good tutorials on it. Please help me =(

 

[NiceButDim]

try

if (retry=="log") {
cout << "Logging off\n";

_execl("logoff.bat","logoff.bat",NULL);
}

you'll have to include process.h.


john.

 

[cpjust]

I think the exec functions will transfer control to the new process permanently. By what I read on MSDN, the spawn functions create a new process but also keep running the current one (if that's what you want).
Of course there's also good old system().

system( "logoff.bat" );