win32 console application 1

[Sidro]

hi,
does anyone know and have an exemple code that calls or execute another ".EXE" file? This is for a MS C++ 6.0 Thanks in advance.

 

[cpjust]

#include <process.h>  // or  <cstdlib>

int main()
{
    system( "something.exe" );
    return 0;
}

 

[timmay3141]

I believe that ShellExecute is the preferred way of doing it; CreateProcess and WinExec will also work.

For ShellExecute you need shellapi.h and shell32.lib. It would look like:

ShellExecute(NULL, "open", "asdf.exe", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);

See also

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

 

[Sidro]

hi,
thanks alot.just what im looking for.
one more thing, do you know how to close or exit the exe?
maybe i can put that in the destructor.thanks in advance.

 

[timmay3141]

Use TerminateProcess, but to get the process handle you'll have to use ShellExecute or CreateProcess instead of system() to run the exe.