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CDDIR command in Windows' s Dos Prompt
Name: lirosan Date: February 8, 1999 at 04:46:31 Pacific
Comment:
Hi there.
I am writing a Win32 Console Application. I want the app to change the directory it was called from, hence I try to call the DOS command CHDIR. I tried it using WinExec(), _execl() and system(). They all open a new process, instead of changing things in the current process. If you can help, e-mail me. Lirosan.
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