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jobobshishkabob

Jan 22nd, 2006 7:50 PM

Quick n00by question...

Well if you've read my posts before, i am a noob...

just a quick question...

I want to cout<<"Press any key to Enter";
or cout<<"Press Enter/Return to Enter";

and the cin>> ent; should launch a file which is located at ./prgm/ddww.exe

how do i do that???

i need to know this because i'm having bad luck with batch files... thanks.

jayme

Jan 22nd, 2006 7:56 PM

You're having trouble double clicking a batch file? Opening a batch this way has the same effect as clicking on it. Well here it is anyways:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;



int main()

{

cout << "Press enter.";

cin.get();

system("start c:/myprogram.exe"); //A bat file has .bat extension by the way, not an exe.

return 0;

}

InfoGeek

Jan 22nd, 2006 7:58 PM

you can use system function call.

system("./prgm/ddww.exe");

jobobshishkabob

Jan 22nd, 2006 8:28 PM

thank you both.

does any one know how to make both files open in the same window?

jobobshishkabob

Jan 22nd, 2006 8:34 PM

what?????

this isnt working. its bring me the same results as the batch files...

all my pages are different .exe's

and if i open the "ddww.exe" through something else, like a .bat file or this exe, its closing at the time i open a page...

what ever im just going to mix the 2 pages. thanks for the help.

Cache

Jan 23rd, 2006 1:12 AM

For a batch file, use the 'Call' command: Call some.exe

Although I'm wondering what you mean by "pages". Whatever it is you're after doing, there is probably a better way to achieve it than through calling multiple executables with a batch file.

teencoder

Jan 23rd, 2006 11:03 AM

Try running your program through the console it shouldn't disappear that way.

Polyphemus_

Jan 23rd, 2006 11:53 AM

Put system("pause"); in your code, just before it returns.

DaWei

Jan 23rd, 2006 6:12 PM

Better than a system call (non portable), put a statement that's part of the standard library that requires input from the user. Discard the input and move on to termination.

weeb0

Jan 24th, 2006 12:25 PM

add a pause at the end of the batch file.

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