Coding a shortcut?
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Hey guys im trying to mess around with diablo II and I want to make a .exe that will open DiabloII.exe can anybody help me out (ps this isnt for *hacking* i am just trying to learn C++ in as many ways as possible....this is actually for a lazy mans needs i want to be able to type something such as !log in game and have the program log everything I type in the game in a .txt file until i type like !stop; its so I can avoid alt+tabbing when i take down peoples emails and such. thanks!)
Quote:Original post by Oluseyi
Look up the following families of functions:
CreateProcess[Ex]
spawn
exec
I recommend using the _exec-family, because the parameters actually WORK. I've had trouble using more than 1 parameter with the other functions.
Clicky!
Or if you want to stay within the Standard you could try std::system(). It doesn't give you that much control but might be sufficient if you don't have complex needs.
- Pete
- Pete
No! No no no! USE _EXECx()!!
It's the best for launching games with parameters.
(Check my post aboce for a link!)
It's the best for launching games with parameters.
(Check my post aboce for a link!)
Problem: std::system blocks the parent process, which means that you can start the subprogram and then continue work in the parent. The others are non-blocking. For Windows, I prefer CreateProcessEx because of the level of control it provides.
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i appreciate the responses but the description at the dev site is really confusing...can anybody give me a somewhat "lame-mans" example/explanation? thanks :)
// crt_args.c/* Illustrates the following variables used for accessing * command-line arguments and environment variables: * argc argv envp * This program will be executed by crt_exec which follows. */#include <stdio.h>int main( int argc, /* Number of strings in array argv */ char *argv[], /* Array of command-line argument strings */ char **envp ) /* Array of environment variable strings */{ int count; /* Display each command-line argument. */ printf( "\nCommand-line arguments:\n" ); for( count = 0; count < argc; count++ ) printf( " argv[%d] %s\n", count, argv[count] ); /* Display each environment variable. */ printf( "\nEnvironment variables:\n" ); while( *envp != NULL ) printf( " %s\n", *(envp++) ); return;}.. is from that website. But it got scrambled, so I copied it and pasted it here. It's cool here.
[VERY LATE edit] Oh now I see it's wrong code.
[Edited by - Pipo DeClown on September 16, 2004 12:18:24 PM]
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im still confused....how would i implement that with opening d2.exe? (im sort of new to working with files)
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it might help you all to know I only know C++ not c....and this is written in c (does it matter?) it runs but I dont understand what its opening and where its doing it in the code :/
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