executing an application

[dakkarin]

does anyone know how can i execute an application within borland ?

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[2ffat]

Look at the FAQ for this forum.


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[dakkarin]

why what is wrong with that?

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[2ffat]

why what is wrong with that?

Sorry, you lost me there.

faq101-1950, faq101-1951, faq101-1952, faq101-1953, and faq101-1954 tell how to run an app from C++.

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[BuilderSpec]

Below excerpt from Windows SDK


The ShellExecute function opens or prints a specified file. The file can be an executable file or a document file. See ShellExecuteEx also.

HINSTANCE ShellExecute(

HWND hwnd, // handle to parent window
LPCTSTR lpOperation, // pointer to string that specifies operation to perform
LPCTSTR lpFile, // pointer to filename or folder name string
LPCTSTR lpParameters, // pointer to string that specifies executable-file parameters
LPCTSTR lpDirectory, // pointer to string that specifies default directory
INT nShowCmd // whether file is shown when opened
);


end of excerpt

So to open an application called MyApp.exe from Form1 would be :

ShellExecute( Handle, "open","MyApp.exe",NULL,NULL,SW_SHOW );

Hope this helps...

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[dakkarin]

Thanks so much to everyone

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