How do I open a text file in notepad?

[michaeldegoede]

I have a program that saves the date and time into a variable and then builds a text file with that variable as the name.

I want to open that text file in notepad from the same program right before the program closes.

So basically i want to open a text file in notepad using a variable to designate the file name.

Mike

[Eri523]

ShellExecute()?

Ah, and... Welcome to CodeGuru!

[iiSoMeGuY 7x]

or fstream...

[iiSoMeGuY 7x]

Create File:

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    ofstream outputFile;
    char fileName[48];
    cout << "Enter File Name: ";
    cin.getline(fileName, 48);  //make sure to add the .txt
    outputFile.open(fileName);
    outputFile << ; //send stuff here
    //repeat as necessary...
    outputFile.close();
    return 0;
}

Read File:

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    ifstream inFile;
    char fileName[48];
    cout << "Enter File Name: ";
    cin.getline(fileName, 48);   //make sure to add the .txt
    inFile.open(fileName);
    inFile >>  ; //read variables and stuff here
    //repeat as necessary...
    inFile.close();
    return 0;
}