I NEED Help with EXEcutables

[tennisacer343]

i need a code to be able to open a exe file in a program i have tried numerous ways. i need help. I have tried shell, and win exec but it says it is not identified. I really need help.

[sicarie]

And exe is a low-level format file - you can't just 'open' it. You can execute it.

What are you trying to do?

[tennisacer343]

i have create numerous programs and i want to be able to make a central program to be able to open the others if you click a button. i use windows forms application so all the other language like shellexecute and system don't work or i am not doing it right.
I am a noob lol

[sicarie]

So you can either do a QAD (quick and dirty) where you use system() to call your other programs, or you can use the source from your original programs and employ it in there (which is a much better approach).

[tennisacer343]

how would i do the second way?? I have tried the system but it didn't work

[sicarie]

You would use the source code from the original files. Create your window and buttons, and have them call the code, either as library functions or directly (you'd have to copy and paste the code into your new project then go through a bunch of debugging steps, which is why it isn't recommended).

[tennisacer343]

can u show me the code to do what u just said

[sicarie]

Nope. I'm here to help you, not to do your work for you. Try it yourself, spend some time playing around with it, and if you still can't get it, post your questions here and we'll help.

PS - that's in addition to the fact that it's all your code, and I don't have any of it...

[tennisacer343]

i have tried numerous ways and that why i am here because i need help. I have tried the shellexecut, the system(), and other ways, and i don't know what to do. I have no code except the code the template created for me with a button. i repeat myself i am using a windows forms temp. and i am very much new at this. Do i have to add things extra to shellexecute to make them work, or system(), but i found just putting them in under the button's line of code doesnt work. I only have one button.

[sicarie]

i have tried numerous ways and that why i am here because i need help. I have tried the shellexecut, the system(), and other ways, and i don't know what to do. I have no code except the code the template created for me with a button. i repeat myself i am using a windows forms temp. and i am very much new at this. Do i have to add things extra to shellexecute to make them work, or system(), but i found just putting them in under the button's line of code doesnt work. I only have one button.

Okay, first of all, I wouldn't worry about the buttons, i would create a console program to make sure you can call those executables. From there, it sounds like you really need to brush up on your Win32 API skills, and tackle the program without the defeatist attitude.

Can you get the other programs to execute in a simple console program (without using the win32 API)?

[tennisacer343]

sorry for the pessimism but i have tried a lot on this. Before i see anything else i am extremely new at this and i only know how to use CLR Windows forms app. I am an extreme noob to this. I want to use a button because in my small knowledge that would be easiest because u could just do button1->Click and go from there but i did that and i couldn't get to the next step

[sicarie]

Okay, first of all, I wouldn't worry about the buttons, i would create a console program to make sure you can call those executables. From there, it sounds like you really need to brush up on your Win32 API skills, and tackle the program without the defeatist attitude.

Can you get the other programs to execute in a simple console program (without using the win32 API)?

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[tennisacer343]

i only know how to use CLR Windows forms app. I am an extreme noob to this. I want to use a button because in my small knowledge that would be easiest because u could just do button1->Click and go from there but i did that and i couldn't get to the next step

i don't know Win32 only clr