Syntax help with ShellExecute()

[K.Flynn]

I'm trying to open up a specific file with ShellExecute() in my C code. How do I syntactically phrase this function? ~OR~ Could you please point me somewhere that does teach how to use the ShellExecute() function?

Thanks!

[tabstop]

Windows function = search Microsoft, right?

ShellExecute - MSDN Search

[CommonTater]

I'm trying to open up a specific file with ShellExecute() in my C code. How do I syntactically phrase this function? ~OR~ Could you please point me somewhere that does teach how to use the ShellExecute() function?

Thanks!

#include <windows>
#include <shlwapi.h>

BOOL LaunchFile(char *FName)
  { PathQuoteSpaces(FName);
     return  ShellExecute(NULL,"Open",FName,NULL,NULL,SW_SHOWNORMAL) > 32; }

[K.Flynn]

So the only thing here that I would change would be the "FName"?

[CommonTater]

FName is a string variable you hand to the function... so you could call the function like this...

if (! LaunchFile("Myfile.pdf"))
 puts ("Error opening the file");

[quzah]

You just provide the name of the file that you want to deal with (the name you pass the function):

mybool = LaunchFile( "myfilename.foo" );

edit - what he said


Quzah.

[K.Flynn]

I get an error message saying "Cannot open include file: 'windows': No such file or directory".

[CommonTater]

I get an error message saying "Cannot open include file: 'windows': No such file or directory".

Try #include <windows.h>

You should have been able to figure that out on your own...

[tabstop]

It's <windows.h>.

[quzah]

I think C++ uses headers without extensions like that a lot of the time now.

You should have been able to figure that out on your own...

This guy doesn't strike me as the "figure it out on my own" type.


Quzah.

[CommonTater]

I think C++ uses headers without extensions like that a lot of the time now.

That's likely why I got that wrong... been working on learning C++ lately.

This guy doesn't strike me as the "figure it out on my own" type.

Yup.

[K.Flynn]

Capitol! Oh yes, I have to admit, that was pretty obvious!

[CommonTater]

Capitol! Oh yes, I have to admit, that was pretty obvious!

Ok.. so in future when you encounter errors, make some effort to resolve them on your own.
Troubleshooting is an essential programming skill.