how to run some exe file by using standard C++ code?

[Pawel_Iks]

I have some program in the executable form (for example notepad.exe in
windows) and I want to run it in C++ code. How to do it?

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On 2007-09-19 16:19, Pawel_Iks wrote:

I have some program in the executable form (for example notepad.exe in
windows) and I want to run it in C++ code. How to do it?

You cannot. Or to be exact, your really should not, the only way to do
it in standard C++ is to use system(), but using system() is generally a
bad idea. To run another program you need to use code specific to your
platform, on both Windows and POSIX systems (UNIX and LINUX) there is a
family of functions with names starting with exec which can be used. For
more information please consult a group discussing programming on your
system: http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lit...t.html#faq-5.9

--
Erik Wikström

[Pawel_Iks]

On 19 Wrz, 16:32, Erik Wikström <[e-mail]:

On 2007-09-19 16:19, Pawel_Iks wrote:

I have some program in the executable form (for example notepad.exe in
windows) and I want to run it in C++ code. How to do it?

You cannot. Or to be exact, your really should not

your answer is mysterious ... why I should not do it?

[duane hebert]

I have some program in the executable form (for example notepad.exe in

windows) and I want to run it in C++ code. How to do it?

You cannot. Or to be exact, your really should not

>your answer is mysterious ... why I should not do it?

Not sure what he means either. Maybe he's saying that
you'd be better using a platform specific way (like
createprocess() on windows or whatever it's called.)

If you just want to launch the exe, then
std::system("notepad.exe");

should do it as long as notepad.exe is in your path
or you specify the path.

The thing is, that once you load whatever you want, you'll
likely want to hook it in some way and that's a different
story.