Re: string function: definition of a function

[Petr M. <mi...@ph...>]

> > > The "pwd" command from the shell is needed in any case. It is only a matter
> > > of whether it is called directly or called via the internal routine pwd_command().
> > > I would do
> > >	a = system("pwd")
> > 
> > gnuplot> a=system("pwd")
> > 		 warning: system evaluation not supported by MS-Windows 32 bit
> 
> > gnuplot> pwd
> > C:\Program Files\gnuplot\bin
> > gnuplot>
> > 
> > So there is a need for something portable, and it's not system("pwd").
> 
> Huh. I did not know that.  
> So the windows code does not support the system() command?

Well, this depends on executable:
  wgnuplot.exe does not support pipes and system() and !command
  wgnuplot_pipes.exe supports them (but keeps an attached console window)

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