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Can exec() open an exe file in windows?
- Thread starter madeout
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vcherubini
Programmer
Sure. I would suggest using the open() function to open a pipe to do this.
For example:
[tt]
open(EDP,"C:/path to editplus/editplus.exe filetoopen.txt |"
|| die("failed to open file: $!"
close(EDP);
[/tt]
That will only work if editplus.exe has the ability to open files via the command line.
Hope this helps.
-Vic vic cherubini
vikter@epicsoftware.com
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Knows: Perl, HTML, JavScript, C/C++, PHP, Flash, Director
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For example:
[tt]
open(EDP,"C:/path to editplus/editplus.exe filetoopen.txt |"
|| die("failed to open file: $!"close(EDP);
[/tt]
That will only work if editplus.exe has the ability to open files via the command line.
Hope this helps.
-Vic vic cherubini
vikter@epicsoftware.com
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Knows: Perl, HTML, JavScript, C/C++, PHP, Flash, Director
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