Win32 Console Application - system command 1

[shetlandbob]

Hi,

I think I'm having a bit og a mind blank, the following code doesn't do what I expect, any ideas why?

  sprintf ( text, "cd C:\\Program Files\\MyDir" ); 
  err = system ( "cd" );
  [b]err = system ( text );[/b]
  err = system ( "cd" );
  err = system ( "dir" );

When I run it in a console window I expected it to show the current directory, change to the "MyDir" directory, print the dir path and then list all files in the dir.

However the line in bold doesn't work, the console doesn't change dir? The dir does exist and the err value = 0.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks

Robert Cumming

http://www.consultantengineer.co.uk

 

[PerFnurt]

I expect every system call execute in its own context, ie then it starts it is your current directory, then you change it "locally" in the system call's context.

If you want to change you current dir use the _chdir function

_chdir, _wchdir
Change the current working directory.

int _chdir( const char *dirname );

int _wchdir( const wchar_t *dirname );

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