Alternative to system ()?

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marvolo1300 0 Newbie Poster

14 Years Ago

Hi,

Im trying code something which will launch an executable file. I have tried system("example") but the only problem is that the file which has been launched has to be closed before the rest of the code is executed. Does anyone have an alternative to this method?

c++

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Dakurels 0 Newbie Poster

14 Years Ago

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms687393(VS.85).aspx

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Ancient Dragon 5,243 Achieved Level 70 Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 1 · 2010-11-08T00:24:30+00:00

Ancient Dragon 5,243 Achieved Level 70

14 Years Ago

Or CreateProcess which is only for MS-Windows

Stefano Mtangoo 455 Senior Poster · Answer 2 · 2010-11-08T03:32:50+00:00

or wxExecute which is XPlatform if you opt to use wxWidgets