From: Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@...>
Date: 2004-06-28T19:31:53+09:00
Subject: Re: How to run ipconfig in W2k?

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 19:28:03 +0900, Todd Gardner <piir@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> Or for that matter, how can I run a given command as if I entered it
> into the DOS window?
> 

Just run it with "system":
  system "ipconfig"

If you want the output as a string, use backquotes:
  output = `ipconfig`

> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Todd
You're welcome,
Christian Neukirchen
<chneukirchen@gmail.com>