Thread: Calling another program

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    Calling another program

    How would I call another *.exe file from a C program then return when the second *.exe has executed?

    e.g. If {something} then {load something.exe}



    Thankyou.

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    The FAQ has a good entry about this
    Run a program from within a program
    Woop?

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    ShellExecute(), search for it on msdn.microsoft.com

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