execute terminal commands in QT4???

[@vijay@]

ok i recently installed QT4 ............and playing with it :p

i want the the application to execute [terminal commands] or [shell scripts (stored in a seperate file )] when i press a button

im trying to make a simple gui to play a mp3 file which uses the play command from terminal to play the file:KS

how can i do this??? im knocking my head for quite a long time .........searched in google but no use:(:(
what should i play in the
QObject::connect(.....................,SLOT(?????) );

[FilthyMonkey]

Well, you could connect your button to a slot function which calls the system function with your argument. See

http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Running-a-Command.html#Running-a-Command

If you want to do it more QT like, you would use a QProcess

http://doc.trolltech.com/4.3/qprocess.html

[@vijay@]

Well, you could connect your button to a slot function which calls the system function with your argument. See

http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Running-a-Command.html#Running-a-Command

If you want to do it more QT like, you would use a QProcess

http://doc.trolltech.com/4.3/qprocess.html


thanx alot qProcess worked
just want to know which slot function calls the system function??? what must be the recever???

one more doubt

how can i start a Qprocess when i clicked a button

i tried the below code but didnt worked
.................................................. .................................................. ...
QObject::connect(pushbutton,SIGNAL(clicked()), ???? ,SLOT(startProcess()));

void startProcess()
{
QProcess *myProcess = new QProcess;
myprocess->start("play /file/path");
}
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what should i place in place of ????
i tried with QProcess but no use

THe error im getting is no such slot startProcess()