#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;

char ip_addr[15];
char *program_to_run = "ping.exe";

void exec(char* program, char* args)
{
    char* sysCmd = new char[255];
    strcpy(sysCmd, program);
    for (int i = 0; i < 255; i++) 
    {
        if (sysCmd[i] == '\0')
        {
            sysCmd[i] = ' ';
            strcpy(sysCmd + i + 1, args);
            break;
        }
    }
    system(sysCmd);
}

int main()
{
    printf("Please enter the IP you would like to PING\n");
    gets(ip_addr);
    exec(program_to_run, ip_addr);
}