How do you assign the output of zenity -entry into a C language variable?

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I'm trying to get the output of zenity -entry into a C language variable. So far i can only think of using system and i still have no luck.

CVar=system("$(zenity --entry --title='TITLE' --text='TEXT')");

what i'm trying to do is get the value of user input from zenity entry and assign it to CVar. Any help ?

That is not how `system()` works so the very first advise is to read up on it. — Jongware, Nov 01 '15 at 12:12

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The system() function returns the status code of the command you executed, not its output. On POSIX-like operating systems, you can use the popen() function to execute an external command, receiving what it prints out.

answered Nov 01 '15 at 12:12

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How do you assign the output of zenity -entry into a C language variable?

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