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in C++ how does one write an app that can force commands through the console window?

Like I find myself using certain commands repetitively in dos, and would be nice if I could have an app where you can browse to a file, set that file, then select the command to execute on the file and bam i'm done instead of having to retype the same things every time.

Can you give an actual example of what you want?

I'm thinking of system("dir *.*"); type of code, built into a menu system, but using system(), is not a very elegant way to do this.

Give a couple exmples, and I'm sure I can give you something better than just using system().

This is what batch scripts and powershell is for.....

Like I have to run a program called tool (it's 100% command line based)

Example of what I type:

cd <directory of Tool>
tool bitmaps <dir>
tool bitmap <dir> filename
tool build-cache-file <dir>

put that in a batch file, you win.

http://www.google.com/search?q=windows+ ... parameters

Ooooh I didn't know I could pass parameters to a batch file.

So, for example/pseudocode

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <necessary stuff>

<get user's desired command>
<get user's desired file path>

system("execTool.bat" + desired_command + desired file_path );

Why do you need to use C++ at all? You can have a batch script / powershell script to do everything you need.

For a gui.