Thread: execute files from dir

I took this code from FAQs.

And what I wanna to do now is that what is writing out execute.
In DIR patches I have lots of .exe patches.
And now what I wanna to do is some shellexecute or what.
Something like system("apps.exe");

So I wanna come into directory and execute all .exe files in it.
I do not have stranght any more. This is killing me!

Code:

#include <dirent.h> 
#include <stdio.h> 

int main(void)
{
  DIR           *d;
  struct dirent *dir;                  /* char *path; */
  d = opendir(".");                   /* d = opendir(path) */
  if (d)
  {
    while ((dir = readdir(d)) != NULL)
    {
      printf("%s\n", dir->d_name);       /* something like system(dir->d_name); but this not working for me  */
    }

    closedir(d);
  }

  return(0);
}

Well you need to make sure d_name is actually an executable file name (.exe)
The first two entries of readdir are usually "." and ".."

Plus, are you running windows or linux (or something else?)

Originally Posted by Salem

Well you need to make sure d_name is actually an executable file name (.exe)
The first two entries of readdir are usually "." and ".."

Plus, are you running windows or linux (or something else?)

Yes in folder I got only .exe files. I got lots of Windows patches.

Curently I am trying to do this for Windows.

Maybe next week I will try this for Unix. But for Unix I will again look first at FAQ then I will ask you if something goes wrong.
So dont tell me for Unix!