Re: [Dev-C++] prgm help

[Daniel K. O. <dan...@ya...>]

Noorez Kassam wrote:

> Help me with the problems with the program. It's sort of like an easy 
> dos-prompt.
> 1)The chdir function doesn't work

(...)

>  char drv[8];
>  cout << "\nEnter the name of the drive you want to go to: ";
>  cin >> drv;
>  cin.ignore();
>  strcat(drv,":");
>  chdir(drv); /*chdir function that doesn't work*/


Try running these commands in a DOS prompt:
cd c:
cd d:
cd a:

You'll soon realize that none of these are directories; you need a "\" 
at the end of them if you want to go to the root dir.


> 2)When you start a program, the program name stays on the blue banner 
> at the top of the window, even when the program as ended.

It's the way MS-DOS prompt behaves (at least on Win9x, dunno about the 
command prompt on Win2k/XP); it shows the last command executed, not the 
command running. If you run it in another shell (like MSYS/rxvt) it 
shows the current dir in the title bar. So, MS-DOS prompt users should 
be familliar with its "behavior".



Daniel K. O.