Executing MS DOS commands from Windows app

[LimsDan]

Hi,

I seem to have completely forgotten how to execute a MS DOS command from a Windows app! Can you help?

I just want to execute the copy command!

Thanks,

Daniel

[Zeeshan]

Use system function like


system("dir");


Hope it helps.

[LimsDan]

Thanks for your help. It was very obvious. I just had a mental block.

But is there a way to copy a file with out having the Console screen come up?

Daniel

[JMS]

ShellExecute( "c:\\MyProgram.exe", SW_HIDE);

[Bob Davis]

For some powerful Win32 API file operation routines, try looking up SHFileOperation() in MSDN.

[Axter]

You can use the CopyFile() API function

There are several methods for launching another program from one program.
You can use _spawn(), _exec(), system(), WinExec(), ShellExecute(), ShellExecuteEx(), and CreateProcess().

The system() function is a more portable function.
WinExec(), ShellExecute(), ShellExecuteEx(), and CreateProcess() are unique to Windows programming. All four windows functions allow for launching an application in the background (window-hidden).

The WinExec() is the easiest of the four to use. It only takes two arguments, however MS recommends using the CreateProcess() instead of WinExec on all 32-bit programs.



See the following link for more details:
http://www.axter.com/faq/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=24&FORUM_ID=4&CAT_ID=9&Topic_Title=How+to+launch+a+program+from+another+program+in+VC&Forum_Title=C%2FC%2B%2B

[LimsDan]

Thanks Bob,

The SHFileOperation() did the trick very nicely

Daniel