shellapi.h not compiling with devc++4

hi there

i'm fairly new to C++, and after reading about all the basics, i tried to write this simple program (or so I thought :p)

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include <shellapi.h>

int main()
{
  ShellExecute(NULL,"open","C:\windows\notepad",NULL,NULL,SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED);
  exit(0);
}

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when i try to compile i get the errors included in the text file

using dev C++ 4

thanks for the help :)

> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <iostream.h>
Choose C or C++
One is a C header file, and the other is a C++ header file

> #include <shellapi.h>
Everything windows-y begins with
#include <windows.h>
So include that before including anything else from windows.

> "C:\windows\notepad"
Don't forget the quoting rules for strings
"C:\\windows\\notepad"

thank you muchly :)

is iostream.h basicly the same as stdio.h or is there a C++ equivelent to stdio.h?

iostream is to C++ as stdio is to C

Do you have the latest Dev-C++?
Because
#include <iostream.h>
is old style C++

The new style C++ goes something like this
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;


Later on, when writing much larger programs, you can fine-tune the using command to be more specific.

thank you for the info. :)

salem you said that iostream.h or iostream is the same as stdio.h but that is not true iostream.h declares the input/output streams only but stdio.h declares the iostreams and functions and includes io function definitions

No, Salem isn't wrong. He didn't say they are the same, he said that iostream is to C++ as stdio is to C. Which is in fact quite different to saying they are the same.

All he is getting at is that you need to have iostream when writing a C++ program and in much the same way you need stdio.h when writing a C program.

It is worth noting now that stdio.h is also available in C++ as cstdio.