Running Programs from my app

Im just learning how to run programs from my application
now this code starts solitaire and notepad no problem
but when i go to run paint it doesnt work (I fear that paint might not be accessable for winexec() ) if that is the case how would i alter the code to go to any directory i wish
thanks to any one who responds


void CDay2Dlg::OnRunpgm()
{
UpdateData(TRUE);
CString strPgmName;
strPgmName = m_strProgToRun;
strPgmName.MakeUpper();

if (strPgmName == "PAINT")
WinExec("pbrush.exe", SW_SHOW);

if (strPgmName == "NOTEPAD")
WinExec("notepad.exe", SW_SHOW);

if (strPgmName == "SOLITAIRE")
WinExec("sol.exe", SW_SHOW);
}

Check out SetCurrentDirectory(), else just:

char buffer[MAX_PATH];
char *dir = "C:\SomeDirYouGetFromUser";
char *ProgName = "SomeProgYouGetFromUser";

sprintf(buffer, "%s\%s", dir, ProgNam);
WinExec(buffer, SW_SHOW);

Reading the "Teach yourself VC in 21 days" uhu?? Depending on what OS you are using paint might be called something else. In NT 4.0 it is called mspaint.