executing files

i have a lot of games. so it is very difficult to search the exe files . so is it possible to write a program to execute a file

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saimadhav

Yes, it most likely can be done. However, what do you ACTUALLY want to do? Search for a .exe file by name and then execute it, or something else?



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Mats

no..

imagine i already know where the exe`s are located . i would like to make a program that will execute these exe`s on my inputs

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Originally Posted by Saimadhav

no..

imagine i already know where the exe`s are located . i would like to make a program that will execute these exe`s on my inputs

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You mean like pressing "Window + R" and typing in the path and filename? Or opening a command prompt and typing in the path and the filename? There is no need for any code writing if you already know where the executable is located.

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Mats

i want the code in c++ that would execute a file
for ex;

Code:

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main()
{
  char game;
  cout<<"Enter game";
  cin>>game;

  if (game==GTA)
{
    }

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what should the code be after

Code:

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if (game==gta)

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Seems like what you want is a table of which game is where. You can do it like you describ, but game should probably be a std::string, and you would want quotes around "GTA".

Then you call "ShellExecute()" [or system()] with the path to the game.

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Mats

could you give an example?

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Originally Posted by Saimadhav

could you give an example?

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I could, but you will learn 100 times more by doing than by copying.

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Mats

This is a perfect job for a scripting language.

Isn't that what the start menu is for?

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Originally Posted by CornedBee

Isn't that what the start menu is for?

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As I stated in #4 above.

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Mats

Yes, but I'm thinking of the actual hierarchical menu, not starting a Run dialog or a command prompt.

In my Windows installation, I've completely reorganized my Programs submenu. Now there's "Games", "Programming", "Background", "Drivers & Co" and "Other".

Of course, systems where there's no company ego dictating things, such a sane categorization is done by default (hint: Linux desktops). It's only on Windows that anyone thinks that finding a program in CompanyName -> ProductName -> ProductName is normal.

ya i know why there is a start menu! i am asking how do u execute a file by programming in c++?

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Originally Posted by Saimadhav

ya i know why there is a start menu! i am asking how do u execute a file by programming in c++?

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You use, as I explained earlier, ShellExecute() or system(). The former is a Windows API call, which isn't exactly simple, the second just takes a string of something the computer will hopefully be able to execute - if it's wrong, there will be a return code to explain what went wrong.

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Mats

If your executing ONLY programs, then use CreateProcess(), and you don't need an example, instructions on using the function are here.