child_process.spawn for windows?

[kataik]

Hi all,
If I try to execute the following using node v0.8.12:

(require('child_process').spawn('dir', [], { stdio: 'inherit' })).on('exit', function(code) { console.log(code) })

on windows 7, I get
CreateProcessW: The system cannot find the file specified.
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Because I need to pipe the output of the child process into a stream run-time, using exec is not an option. Will spawn ever be able to used in windows?

Best,
Kornel

[piscisaureus]

This will never work, because "dir" is not an executable, it's a command built into the shell. (Press Windows+R and try to run "dir" there, you'll get the same result.)

Instead, try this:

require('child_process').spawn('cmd', ['/c', 'dir'])

Oh, and please use the mailing list for these questions next time. This is not a support forum.