could someone please send me the content of the "system.h" header file. mine is missing.
id appreciate it
u could just copy it and paste on the board or mail it to me at whizkide@yahoo.com

It's quite important in a case like this that you tell us what operating system and compiler you are using, because they don't all just work with each other.
Besides, you are the "best thing/programmer alive", so you probably don't need help from trivial idiot such as us :-)

I've never heard of any standard "system.h". It sounds like one of those common cases of trying to compile code in a compiler that was never meant to compile it.

"you are the "best thing/programmer alive", so you probably don't need help from trivial idiot such as us"

Where did that come from?

I assume you are using windows, both Borland and VC++ have a "system.h", as gian said you would need the correct one, and I don't have either on my machine right now

Codered, look at whizkide's profile.

and _why_ would you be wanting a system.h? MSDN has no reference to it, so I'm curious as to what you're trying to do with it.

And besids that, you probably need the correct .lib's for it aswell...

Here's one from DJGPP. Since you are the best programmer alive writting the implementation wouldn't be a problem to you.

/* Copyright (C) 1998 DJ Delorie, see COPYING.DJ for details */
/* Copyright (C) 1995 DJ Delorie, see COPYING.DJ for details */
#ifndef __dj_include_sys_system_h__
#define __dj_include_sys_system_h__

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#ifndef __dj_ENFORCE_ANSI_FREESTANDING

#ifndef __STRICT_ANSI__

#ifndef _POSIX_SOURCE

extern int _shell_command  (const char *_prog, const char *_cmdline);
extern int _is_unixy_shell (const char *_prog);
extern int _is_dos_shell   (const char *_prog);

/* Checking for special executable formats */

typedef struct {
  char magic[16];
  int struct_length;
  char go32[16];
  unsigned char buffer[0];
} _v1_stubinfo;


typedef struct {
  union {
    unsigned version:8; /* The version of DJGPP created that COFF exe */
    struct {
      unsigned minor:4; /* The minor version of DJGPP */
      unsigned major:4; /* The major version of DJGPP */
    } v;
  } version;

  unsigned object_format:4; /* What an object format */
# define _V2_OBJECT_FORMAT_UNKNOWN 0x00
# define _V2_OBJECT_FORMAT_COFF    0x01

  unsigned exec_format:4; /* What an executable format */
# define _V2_EXEC_FORMAT_UNKNOWN    0x00
# define _V2_EXEC_FORMAT_COFF       0x01
# define _V2_EXEC_FORMAT_STUBCOFF   0x02
# define _V2_EXEC_FORMAT_EXE        0x03
# define _V2_EXEC_FORMAT_UNIXSCRIPT 0x04

  unsigned valid:1; /* Only when nonzero all the information is valid */

  unsigned has_stubinfo:1; /* When nonzero the stubinfo info is valid */

  unsigned unused:14;

  _v1_stubinfo *stubinfo;
} _v2_prog_type;

/* When program == NULL you have to pass a valid file handle
   in fd, otherwise the file is opened and closed by the function */
const _v2_prog_type *_check_v2_prog(const char *program, int fd);

#endif /* !_POSIX_SOURCE */
#endif /* !__STRICT_ANSI__ */
#endif /* !__dj_ENFORCE_ANSI_FREESTANDING */

#ifndef __dj_ENFORCE_FUNCTION_CALLS
#endif /* !__dj_ENFORCE_FUNCTION_CALLS */

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* __dj_include_sys_system_h__ */