   using cmd commands in a win32 console app
  is this possible?say i wanted to use the ping request command and have it cout the results of the ping request. how would i go about doing this?any information is appreciatedkevo 
  Is that you Kelvin? ;  yes. ;  Try looking up the CreateProcess() function. ;quote:Original post by SiCrane  Try looking up the CreateProcess() function.   thanx ;  You must include  and  or  I can''t remember which. Then you use system("ping 255.255.255.0"); to run the ping command. You can also use many of the other cmd commands.   R.I.P. Mark OsbackSolo Pa Mi GenteVG-Force;quote:Original post by Ekim_Gram  You must include  and  or  I can''t remember which. Then you use system("ping 255.255.255.0"); to run the ping command. You can also use many of the other cmd commands. Can I have some of whatever you are smoking? 