This probably belongs in a separate thread (and for the 15 months or so I've been a member here, it's been asked about 20-50 times).Originally Posted by LeLouche008
In Windows, you'd use "ShellExecute" - look that up on msdn.microsoft.com
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Mats
This probably belongs in a separate thread (and for the 15 months or so I've been a member here, it's been asked about 20-50 times).
In Windows, you'd use "ShellExecute" - look that up on msdn.microsoft.com
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Mats
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all i get is an empty console screen... can anybody help me with the shellexecute codes, i just want to open a text file.Code:#include "windows.h" #include "iostream.h" int main() { char input; cin.get(input); ShellExecute(NULL, "open", "hello.txt", "input", "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Alpha\hello.txt", SW_HIDE); return 0; }
According to MSDN:
4. If parameter 3 is a file, parameter 4 must be NULL.
5. This is the working directory. "C:\Documents and Settings\etcetera\hello.txt" is not a directory, it is a file. Also, backslashes need to be escaped, like "C:\\Documents and Settings\\etcetera", which is why you're getting all those warnings about nonsense escape characters.
6. SW_HIDE says to immediately hide the notepad window.
