problem with system() command. plz help

[Nika Kokhreidze]

[tt]hello

I' m new to programmming and i really need your help.

I am trying to make a programm which will request directory from user and then use that in system() command to search files.

The problem is that I can't make a console programm, use the user input for system() command.

Can someone help me plz.
Any suggestion will be appriciated.
Sry for a noob question.

Here is my code.:

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
#include <string>

// Read user input and use it in system() command//
int system(const char *command);



using namespace std;

int main()

{
    int x;

    cout << "SPECIFY THE DISK YOU WANT TO SCAN" << endl;

    cin >> x;


    system("forfiles.exe /p "+ x:\\" /s /m *.pdf");

return 0;

}

[JMJAtlanta]

A couple of things...

Rather than store the input as an int, why not a char?

Also, using a string to build your system "command line" may make it easier to see what you're doing. Have a look:

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
#include <string>

// Read user input and use it in system() command//
int system(const char *command);

using namespace std;

int main()

{
    char x;

    cout << "SPECIFY THE DISK YOU WANT TO SCAN" << endl;

    cin >> x;

	string cmdLine = "forfiles.exe /p ";
	cmdLine += x;
	cmdLine += ":\\ /s /m *.pdf";
	system(cmdLine.c_str());

return 0;

}

[Nika Kokhreidze]

It worked!!!

Thank you so much my friend. you helped me alot :)