example i want to get the hostname:
char x;
x=system("FOR /F \"usebackq tokens=1\" %B IN (`hostname`) do echo %B");

something like this...
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| 26May2010,14:35 | #1 |
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using c++ with command prompt codes... i wanna know how to get the value from cmd prompt to c++?
example i want to get the hostname: char x; x=system("FOR /F \"usebackq tokens=1\" %B IN (`hostname`) do echo %B"); ![]() something like this...
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| 27May2010,12:20 | #2 |
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Redirect the output to a file, then open the file after the system() command and read it.
Alternatively find out how to do this by using OS calls - that's how the shell does it. |