VC++ CMD Console App

[SamV522]

Alright, so I'm trying to re create Command Prompt and it's sort of working, but it doesn't parse argument's properly. The code and output is below.

Code:

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
 
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    while(1){
    string var = "";
    cin >> var;
    if(var == "exit"){
        break;
    };
    int ret = system(var.c_str());
    if(ret == 0){
 
    } else {
 
    };
 
    };
}
 

Output:
Color 0a
'0a' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Can anyone help me out here?

p.s: I'm using a Win32 Console App

[boxfish]

The cin's >> operator stops at any whitespace, but it looks like you are expecting it to stop at a newline only. "color" is read as one command, then in the next iteration, it gets "0a" as another. I'm trying to think of a way to get a whole line from the input stream, but the only way I can think of is this, which looks slow and clunky to me.

string var;
char gotten;
while ((gotten = cin.get()) != '\n') {
    var += gotten;
}
 

BTW, you don't need to put semicolons after the closing braces of if statements and loops. That's just for classes and structs.

Hope this helps some.

[Banfa]

I'm trying to think of a way to get a whole line from the input stream,

What's wrong with using getline?

[boxfish]

Awsome, I had no idea that worked with strings. I only knew how to do it with a char* buffer.

[SamV522]

Thanks for the help guy's, I've got it working now.
On a side note, have any of you used LuaBind before?
If so, how would I implement it into my app to use DoString <code>?

[Banfa]

Sorry I haven't used that.

[SamV522]

Darn, okay.
Too Short.