IPhone Function Execute External Command

leothenerd 1:57 am on January 1, 2010 | Answers: 1    
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• leothenerd 1:57 am on January 1, 2010
  

  
        - (NSString *)executeCommand: (NSString *)cmd
        {
            NSString *output = [NSString string];
            FILE *pipe = popen([cmd cStringUsingEncoding: NSASCIIStringEncoding], "r");
            if (!pipe) return;
  
            char buf[1024];
            while(fgets(buf, 1024, pipe)) {
            output = [output stringByAppendingFormat: @"%s", buf];
        }
  
        pclose(pipe);
        return output;
        }
        NSString *yourcmd = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"your command"];
        [self executeCommand: yourcmd];