MarkF <MFranklin1981@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> I'm new to programming. I am a Software Test Engineer. I am trying
> to write a program that launches a HyperACESS executable and then
> inputs a bunch of integers and characters into the application. I was
> thinking of using the system() function like so: system("cd C:\Program
> Files\HAWin32\HAWIN32.EXE") but thats as far as my feeble mind has
> taken me. If using the system() function is the best way of going
> about this can someone point me to a good example of using system() in
> this manner? If not, any suggestions?
This sounds like a task for a batch file, shell script,
perl script, etc. . If you're calling external programs,
then the overhead of running an interpreted language
rather than compiled C will almost always be negligible.
Anyway, just 'system' on its own won't do what you want,
as you did say that you want the C code to then input
numbers into that running program. You're into the realm
of platform specific things such as pipes at that stage.
My personal tool of choice for such tasks would be perl,
but YMMV.
Phil
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