Command Window - Exec/system
I'm in the process of developing a script in Windows where I need to use exec/system. Whenever I execute either, Windows spawns a command window which automatically sappears. Is there a clean way to force Windows to NOT display the command window?
I've seen this discussed a few times previously, but, none of the
solutions seem to be working (tried both exec and system; tried using
cmd /c, tried using start /B, etc.)
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