Thread: Executing a program from a program

I'm sure this is easy as hell but I can't find any help on this at all, anywhere.

All I want to do is call say, Internet Explorer from my program if it reaches a certain point.

I've tried a System("iexplorer.exe")
or however that command works but it didn't launch IE (yes the location of IE etc. is correct in the program

So, any ideas :/
It seems like such a simple thing to do, perhaps thats why its not covered in any tutorials or help sites i've read about?

Took me about 1 minute to find it on the FAQ.

http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284392

yes the location of IE etc. is correct in the program

Your doing this in the directory that has IE right? You could just put the full path in there.

'System' works for you? Isnt it 'system'?

Just to be picky: You should use fork() and one of the exec functions instead of system(). You're left with more control that way.

Well, I knew that would happen.
Thanks for so nicely pointing out the article in the FAQ, which I did look through but still.

Thanks for all the tips anyway, I know its annoying having such a simple question asked :P