But i beleieve using a fork/exec combination will leave the original problem as it is.
fork return pid of child process while exec never reuturns. How can i get the exit status of my script in parent process. -Sanjeev. ________________________________ From: shadyabhi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, January 20, 2010 11:03:00 PM Subject: Re: [c-prog] Getting shell script exit status in C++ program. Sanjeev Gupta wrote: > > > Hi Friends, > > I am invoking a shell script in a C++ program using 'system()' > finction (I believe system() is the only way to call a script from C++ > program. Please correct me if i am wrong). > > The proble is system function does not return me the exit status of > the script. Can anybody tell me how i can get the same. > > Regards, > Sanjeev > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > You can also use fork.. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
