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    File Opening?

    Hi. I am wondering how, if possible, to open a file in C programming. I don't mean to write to like a TXT file, but just a simple program that when run opens a DIFFERENT .exe (or other) file on the computer's hard drive.

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    it is possible to write to files other that type .txt in c - you don't need to learn anything new, just to have an idea of how the document handles text - i learned that i can write useful information to a microsoft excel file in the same way i write to a text file (using fprintf) - \n will move to the cell below the current cell position i am in, \t will write to the cell on the right of the current cell, and there are probably more ways of manipulating such documents if you're willing to experiment.
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