stdlib system() cout

[Saile]

When you call the system function() with any parameter it prints text to the console, I wonder if you can get this text into a string variable.

[Ganon11]

Can you clarify your question? Do you mean use a string in your system() call instead of typing in a literal string? Do you mean storing the output of, say, another program and catching that in a string back in your C++ program?

[gpraghuram]

When you call the system function() with any parameter it prints text to the console, I wonder if you can get this text into a string variable.

You have to redirect the output of the system call to a file and then read it.
like this

char array[100]="ls > outfile";
system(array);
 
//open and read the outfile
 
 

Thanks
Raghuram

[Saile]

Thanks, the "> outfile" solves my question.