Re: opening a Windows application

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From: JB
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:04

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Thanks, ShellExecute solves my problem. 
Do I assume that with the first parameter set to NULL the 
executed application is independent of my application?
Thanks again.  
JB

Hans Galema <notused@notused.nl> wrote:
>
>
>   AnsiString FileName = ..........;
>
>   if ( ! FileExists ( FileName ) )
>      {
>      ShowMessage (  FileName + "\n\nnot found.");
>
>      return;
>      }
>
>   HINSTANCE hinstance = ShellExecute (
>      NULL
>      , "open"
>      , FileName.c_str()
>      , NULL
>      , NULL
>      , SW_SHOWNORMAL
>      );
>
>    if ( (int)hinstance < 32 )
>      ShowMessage ( FileName + "\n\ncould not be shellexecuted");

>JB wrote:
>> I have a file name stored in my application. I want to be >> able to use this file name to open the file using the 
>> appropriate Windows application.

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