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Started by necreia October 15, 2003 08:08 PM

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necreia

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October 15, 2003 08:08 PM

I wish to now port into my level editor the ability to execute a file by selecting a file command. Is there a MFC class that wraps all that up into something easy like "ExecuteFile(&lpszPath)" or something along those lines? Just want to open a file assigned to a pre-defined path string

NorthWoodsman

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October 15, 2003 08:10 PM

Look up WinExec in MSDN

(It''s depreciated, but it does what you want it to)

necreia

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October 15, 2003 08:18 PM

Primitive.. yet totally what I was looking for. Thanks a lot!

krez

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October 15, 2003 08:35 PM

i would say "ShellExecute" or "ShellExecuteEx", since they allow you to run programs, or use the context-menu options on non-executable files (i.e. printing a file, or opening it in a browser).

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Arild Fines

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October 16, 2003 08:00 AM

quote:Original post by NorthWoodsman
Look up WinExec in MSDN

(It''s depreciated

It costs less now?

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Anonymous

October 16, 2003 10:44 AM

Haha.

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