Thread: running a user-defined variable through WinExec or system();, or something else

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    running a user-defined variable through WinExec or system();, or something else

    basically, I'm working on a program that will do what the run dialog will. what I need to do is have the user entered variable (from an edit box) be usable in either a WinExec or system(); command, or any other command that works.

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    You just need some code with a textbox to get input to a character string
    then do

    system(characterString);

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    VS gives me an error when i tried that before saying "cannot convert COMBOBOX to const char *". I added a variable through the add variable dialog, should i do something different?

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