Until now the exec command can only execute executable files, i.e. Applications or batch commands. Could you change the implementation of exec to a simple call of the windows API function ShellExecuteEx or ShellExecute? That was only a minor change but would enable us to open arbitrary document types within the games folder.

Regards, Zeitwerk

I'm pretty sure (though haven't tried it recently) that you can use the "start" command to open docs, etc, if need be.

Not tested (and not looking at my reference), you should be able to do:

exec("start document.txt");

And that should launch "notepad.exe" or whatever the user has configured for txt files.

That doesn't run on my mashine. Neither
Code:

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exec("start","test.pdf");Code:

nor

Code:
exec("start","C:\test.pdf");

@Zeitwork... I havn't tried it, but Querty823 didn't use a comma as you did, but instead, passed it along in the string...

From the manual:

Quote:

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exec (STRING* program, STRING* options);
Executes an external program or batch file.
Parameters:
program - file name of the exe or batch file.
options - command line parameter to be passed to the program.

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However, I have even tried it the way you described it. Didn't work.

oh, sorry...

Why not use a batch file...
Code:

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@echo off
cls
start %1
exit

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In A6, use:
Code:

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exec( "thebatchfile.bat","yourfile.pdf" );

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IMHO this should work.

This would work, yes. But the console windows tend to stay open. And a lot of console windows remaining, when the game is ended look amateurish.

I agree totally. However, as far as I am concerned, a batch file using the "start" command will not wait for the started task to finish, thus the window should theoretically not stay opened.

well they should add.. the HIDE option ..

Its sooo easy.. because this is comming from the

#include <windows.h>
long WINAPI ShellExecute(long hwnd ,long lpOperation ,long lpFile ,long lpParameters ,long lpDirectory ,long nShowCmd);

and then calling
ShellExecute(NULL,"OPEN","bla.txt","-parameters",NULL,SW_HIDE);

ANd your done.. you have no console at all..
the only thing is that i dont know how to wait to the thing to return.