loading in other programs

Couple of questions -
How do I get other programs to be loaded in from a C++ program?

A) How do I shut down the program running at the moment and then run another .exe program?

B) How do I get a video to run for a cut scene?

C) How can I display an opening image while the program starts?

You can call a function in a program by useing the system fucntion:

Code:

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#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream.h>

int main()
{
cout<<Loading notepad...."<<endl;
system("notpad.exe");
return 0;
}

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http://www.cprogramming.com/boardfaq.html#execs

thanks sekti.

To Xink and others that noticed my question was in the F.A.Q -> my apologies, I have read the F.A.Q before but it was so long ago that I didn't remember it was there. What I normally do is do a search through the existing posts to see if my question has already been asked.

After doing the 'system' method I realised that the old program doesn't shut down, any way to do that?
Is there a special way to keep one or two variables when starting a new program?

You could use exit(); (I'm not sure what header that's in) or you could use a goto and go to the hend of a program, but both of those are considered bad coding. To keep the variables you can save them to a text file.

edit: If you are in main, you can put a return statement in to end the program.

exit() is in the stdlib.h
and or
process.h

either one is acceptable... you can use that to terminate the program premature, or you can return something to the system.
anyhow i dont suggest using goto's , just use exit() function, its better coding than a goto...