> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Lars Steinke
> Sent: 19 March 2004 15:19
> if I use:
>
> call system('cls')
>
> I get the following (new) message:
>
> cls: not found
>
> If I write the cls-command manually in the Win-XP-shell, it works.
> If my program tries to invoke the cls command in the
> Win-XP-shell it does not work?
That's presumably because cls is a builtin command to the XP shell, rather
than a separate executable; presumably the system command is trying and
failing to execute a program called "cls.exe". Instead, try passing cls to
the shell like this:
> call system('cmd.exe /c cls')
You'll probably also need to do the same for other commands such as 'cd'
or 'dir' if you ever want to use them in system calls.
BTW, I see you're using cygwin. That trick is also very useful in bash
shell: I have things like
alias cls='cmd /c cls'
alias start='cmd /c start '
in my .bashrc
cheers,
DaveK
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