René Berber wrote: > I don't know if it works but I would try to use popen(), there's also > exec() and all it's relatives.
I'll try popen. I'm not inclined to use anything from exec or spawn - I don't want to replace the program. I just need to run an external program and read the results back in. > Registry perhaps, the cygwin1.dll has to set a sane environment for > itself, it probably gets the location of the Cygwin installation plus > the mount table and some environment variables. I understand. Thanks. -- Archie -- Archie Warnock Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- A/WWW Enterprises http://www.awcubed.com -- As a matter of fact, I _do_ speak for my employer. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/