What is the return value of system() in c++ on windows xp?

If I call a program with a system command, will the return value of system() be whatever the program returned?

What is the return value of system() in c++ on windows xp?
Assuming you mean Microsoft Visual C++, the Help system says this (among other things I'm not quoting here):





If command [the command string] is not NULL, system returns the value that is returned by the command interpreter. It returns the value 0 only if the command interpreter returns the value 0.
Reply:the return value of system(); is an integer that is platform dependant. Although it usually returns 0 for a successful execution of said system() command and some other value indicating an error.





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