execl and spawnl problems

[Lost User]

Hi folks, I'm having problems when using the _execl() and _spawnl() functions - the compiler/linker can't find their definitions (undeclared identifier, i.e. not seeing the function prototype). Basically, what I hope to do is to run a simple DOS application via my app without having the MS-DOS prompt popping up. I've looked in the MSDN help and have included all the correct headers (process.h and errno.h). As far as I can tell I'm doing it correctly. My application is an MFC App (for an OpenGL app) running on Windows 98. Hope you can help and thanks for your time. Cheers, Stephen McGeown.

[Tomasz Sowinski]

It works on my machine (VC6 SP5). Check if your include paths are set correctly. BTW: you may want to call ::CreateProcess instead of exec/spawn if you don't want visible console window - this call gives you much more control over child process. exec/spawn are implemented using CreateProcess. Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com.pl

[Stephen McGeown]

Thanks for your help Tomasz. I'm *pretty* sure my include paths are correct. Just wondering whether it makes a difference because it's a *.cpp file, not *.c ? Anyway, the CreateProcess call looks better so I'll give it a bash. Cheers!