WinExec of COMMAND.COM SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED

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From: Kevin P. Kleinfelter
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1991 14:02

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I'm trying to do the following:

  WinExec ("C:\\command.com /c dir", SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED);

(Actually, I'm trying something more convoluted, but similar.)
The problem is that I get a DOS COMMAND icon, but it is NOT maximized.
Furthermore, I am running in standard mode, so my DOS command is not
executed until I click on the ICON.

How can I get WinExec to run a command.com session in the foreground
in standard mode?
-- 
Kevin Kleinfelter @ Dun and Bradstreet Software, Inc (404) 239-2347
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Subject: WinExec of COMMAND.COM SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED
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Date: 29 Apr 91 14:02:22 GMT
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