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[cookie12]

Is there any way to open a windows file or program through C++?

[SlyMaelstrom]

Yes. You can use the system() command.

system("notepad");

It can be a security issue if it's used incorrectly though. For instance, don't let users input whatever they want into a string that is presumable a file they're supposed to open and just throw that into the system command.

[cookie12]

ok thanx

[Daved]

There are other options like ShellExecute or CreateProcess. There is a FAQ entry on running other programs I believe.

[dwks]

start automatically opens a document with the default program (like ShellExecute). ie:

system("start hello.c");

will open hello.c with whatever your IDE for .c files is.

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