how to start command prompt from application

[viral_umang hotmail com]

hi! How can i start command prompt from the VC application and how can i give some commands to it. Viral Joshi.

[toxcct]

something like this ?

::ShellExecute(NULL, "C:\\a folder\\theApplication.exe", "some params here", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);

-- modified at 14:20 Monday 16th April, 2007

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[viral_umang hotmail com]

Thanks for the rely i ve tried it with following changed but it doesn't work ::ShellExecute(NULL, "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office10\\WINWORD.exe ", "C:\\BillPrint\\6.doc", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL); Viral Joshi.

[toxcct]

my bad, i quoted it wrong. change with this :

::ShellExecute(NULL,
_T("open"),
_T("C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office10\\WINWORD.exe"),
_T("C:\\BillPrint\\6.doc"),
NULL,
SW_SHOWNORMAL);

or even better, this (if word is the application registered with .doc extension) :

::ShellExecute(NULL, _T("open"), _T("C:\\BillPrint\\6.doc"), NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);

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[viral_umang hotmail com]

Thanks very much, The code is working fine. I am new to VC++ and supporter like you and codeproject makes me better with every valuable inputs to me. I really appreciate your valuable time you share for improving this community. Viral Joshi.

[toxcct]

you're welcome. happy to having made your day :cool: ps1: if you found my answer valueable, then don't hesitate to vote for it ;) ps2: it seems that your other question is directly related to this current one, so please delete it

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[Mark Salsbery]

Dude, teach me. How the heck did you figure the OP wanted to launch an app when (s)he asked how to start a command prompt? ;P Are you psychic? What kind of evil forces are at work here? Mark

"Posting a VB.NET question in the C++ forum will end in tears." Chris Maunder

[toxcct]

because i read his second (re)post... actually, i answered for launching cmd.exe at first, but i fixed it consequently then :-D anyway, Luke was at home to drink a tea this afternoon, after we practice a Sabro-laser training, so I think a kind of Force is with me... :rolleyes:

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[Mark Salsbery]

:laugh:

"Posting a VB.NET question in the C++ forum will end in tears." Chris Maunder