Supress console when calling "system" in c++

Question

I'm using the system command in C++ to call some external program, and whenever I use it, a console window opens and closes after the command finishes.

How can I avoid the opening of a console window? I would be happy if the solution could be platform-independent. I would also like for my program to wait until the command is finished.

Answer 1

exec() looks quite platform independant as it is POSIX. On windows, it's _exec() while it's exec() on unix: See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/431x4c1w%28VS.71%29.aspx

Answer 2

Errm. CreateProcess or ShellExecute.