Get output string of dos prompt command

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hi all,
I execute the dos command 'c:\dir ' through shellexecute function in dos prompt and I want to get output string to a string variable. can any body suggest the shortest solution of this problem....

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Vivek Chauhan

Posted 6-Dec-10 22:59pm

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Updated 6-Dec-10 23:00pm

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E.F. Nijboer · Answer 1 · 2010-12-07T00:55:00

Solution 1

Here a nice article about that:
Redirecting an arbitrary Console's Input/Output[^]

Good luck!

Posted 7-Dec-10 0:55am

E.F. Nijboer