• Andrew Edwards (8/8) Jul 06 2003 I have a program I would like to execute from within another! How would ...
• Dario (7/15) Jul 06 2003 try this:
• Andrew Edwards (5/13) Jul 07 2003 Thanks, that does the trick!
• Dario (4/16) Jul 08 2003 Phobos has no function to execute programs actually.
• Sean L. Palmer (9/27) Jul 08 2003 In C world this function would be in , not , but perh...

"Andrew Edwards" <edwardsac spamfreeusa.com> writes:

I have a program I would like to execute from within another! How would I
accomplish this in D?

Here's the equivalent code in C++:

#include <cstdlib>
int main()
{
  std::system("some_program");
}

Dario <Dario_member pathlink.com> writes:

try this:
extern(C) int system(char*);
int main()
{
system("some_program");
return 0;
}

I have a program I would like to execute from within another! How would I
accomplish this in D?

Here's the equivalent code in C++:

#include <cstdlib>
int main()
{
  std::system("some_program");
}

"Andrew Edwards" <edwardsac spamfreeusa.com> writes:

"Dario" <Dario_member pathlink.com> wrote...
 try this:
 extern(C) int system(char*);
 int main()
 {
 system("dmd -O scopy");
 system("scopy2.d");
 return 0;
 }

Thanks, that does the trick!

However, since I'd much rather speak my native tongue! Is there a way to say
this  natively in "D"?

Andrew

Dario <Dario_member pathlink.com> writes:

 try this:
 extern(C) int system(char*);
 int main()
 {
 system("dmd -O scopy");
 system("scopy2.d");
 return 0;
 }


 Thanks, that does the trick!

 However, since I'd much rather speak my native tongue! Is there a way to say
 this  natively in "D"?

 Andrew

Phobos has no function to execute programs actually.
I'd like file.d to provide an execute() function beside read() and write().

Anyway, if you don't want to use the C standard library and you're running
Windows you can use CreateProcess instead, but using it is very awkward.

"Sean L. Palmer" <palmer.sean verizon.net> writes:

In C world this function would be in <process.h>, not <file.h>, but perhaps
execute() could alternatively take a file object instead of a pathname.

It's pretty important to have this;  depending on the OS command line syntax
makes you system dependant.

Sean

"Dario" <Dario_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
news:bee9ja$2mu8$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 try this:
 extern(C) int system(char*);
 int main()
 {
 system("dmd -O scopy");
 system("scopy2.d");
 return 0;
 }


 Thanks, that does the trick!

 However, since I'd much rather speak my native tongue! Is there a way to


say
 this  natively in "D"?

 Andrew

 Phobos has no function to execute programs actually.
 I'd like file.d to provide an execute() function beside read() and

write().
 Anyway, if you don't want to use the C standard library and you're running
 Windows you can use CreateProcess instead, but using it is very awkward.