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From: Pat Clancy
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 22:01

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I actually found the solution in CreateProcess.
Thanks

"Pat Clancy" <pclancy@sasktel.net> wrote in message 
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> Hello,
>
> I am trying to run a program using ShellExecute but I don't know wwhich 
> drive the user is going to be using.  I can get that information using 
> something like:
>
> char Drive[4];
> strcpy(Drive, "D:\\");
> AnsiString xxx= "FindMe.txt";
> bool notFound = true;
>
> while((Drive[0]<='Z')&&(notFound))
> {
>  if(GetDriveType(Drive) == DRIVE_CDROM)
>   {
>    if(FileExists((AnsiString)Drive + xxx))
>     notFound = false;
>    else
>     Drive[0]++;
>    }
>   else
>    Drive[0]++;
>  }
>
> on the ShellExecute end of things I would like to be able to put the Drive 
> into my execute line something like
>
> ShellExecute(NULL, "open",
>    Drive + ".\\myProg.exe",
>    "", "" ,
>    SW_SHOWDEFAULT);
>
> I am on the right track?
>
> Thanks for any help you cna send me.
>
>

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