Opening file with other program

[george7378]

Hi everyone,

Is there a way to open a file with it's respective program (eg: Word files with Word, images with picture and fax viewer, etc...) using C++?
Thanks.

[adeyblue]

system("C:/this/is/my/file.doc");

[rags_to_riches]

ShellExecute is probably a better choice here.

[GReaper]

ShellExecute is probably a better choice here.

Indeed.
When i'm using "system" instead of "ShellExecute", the console window pops up even if i have disabled it!