How to "preview" a txt or html from Visual C++?

[Insider1984]

basically I know about WinExec and system functions but niether will work for this.

I created a txt file or html file from my program and using the windows default application I would like to open it. Basically simulate opening the text file where it would normally open up.

Again sorry for the easy ones... I learn by doing and so far I havn't had to do this. =====================
Insider
4 year 'on the fly' programmer
C++ Basic Java

 

[KeithBrautigam]

I'm not 100% sure I understand the question, but... if you just want to launch a file as if it were double clicked in Windows Explorer, one easy way to do this is to use ShellExecute:


ShellExecute( NULL, "open", "c:\\myfile.txt", NULL, "c:\\myfile.txt", SW_SHOWNORMAL );


For more info, see

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...rm/Shell/reference/functions/shellexecute.asp

Sorry if that wasn't what you were asking.