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store system() call rslt in string
Name: Vazzdoin Date: April 13, 2009 at 00:14:28 Pacific OS: Linux i686 Subcategory: C/C++
Comment:
Hi can any one tell me how to store a system() call result in a string in c++ like as , string s = system("pwd"); As such this dosn't work as the pwd is not stored in string s. Is there any other way to store the system() call result in a string. Plz reply if any one could help me to solve that problem . thanks.
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