Run an .exe file from an c++ application

[Rupali12345]

Hi all,

How to run one c++ .exe file from another c++ application...
I used following code...but not working..

#include<iostream.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int main() 
{
system("C:\Rupali1\c++ examples\listConcat\Debug\listConcat.exe");
//system("explorer.exe");
return i;
}
 

[sicarie]

Hi all,

How to run one c++ .exe file from another c++ application...
I used following code...but not working..

#include<iostream.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int main() 
{
system("C:\Rupali1\c++ examples\listConcat\Debug\listConcat.exe");
//system("explorer.exe");
return i;
}
 

I would imagine you are getting issues with the "c++ examples" part of your path. Try renaming the directory to have an underscore, and see if that works. You could also try backwhacking\ the\ space\ that\ is\ in\ there\. (If you couldn't tell, that's putting a slash right before the space - tells the compiler to expect the space. I'm not sure how well that works on Windows machines - I know I've done it several times on Linux machines.)


::Edit:: you might also try backwhacking the slashes - that just occurred to me. So, something like: C:\\Documents\ and\ Settings\\Username\\directory\\file_to_execute.exe , or some combination of those things.

[niskin]

The problem lies in the path of your program:

system("C:\Rupali1\c++ examples\listConcat\Debug\listConcat.exe");

This is incorrect as the backslash is used for other things in C and C++ so what you need to do is put 2 of them:

system("C:\\Rupali1\\c++ examples\\listConcat\\Debug\\listConcat.exe");

Personally, just to be safe I would put:

system("cd C:\\Rupali1\\c++ examples\\listConcat\\Debug & listConcat.exe");

Happy programming.

[vpawizard]

Hello,
U can also use exec*() functions.
http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl3_execl.htm

Regards,

[Rupali12345]

Hi,

system("cd C:\\Rupali1\\c++ examples\\listConcat\\Debug & listConcat.exe");

This is working fine................

Thanks.
Happy Programming To U also.