How do i run notepad and let it open a text file in c-language

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I am coding a little software for my personal use.
I want to open a text file with notepad by passing the file path to it.
I know how to do that in C#. it is as the following:

using System.Diagnostics; ///this is necessary to start the process

C#

Process.Start(@"C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe","C:\myDatabase\namesList.snk");

I would like to do the same in C-Language.

I really appreciate your help.

thanks in advance

What I have tried:

I tried to use the shellExecute function, but there was no parameter for the path of the file to be opened by the executed program.

that is to say; I want to pass the file path to the program (notepad) and launch it so that it opens the specified file.

Posted 2-Mar-16 0:48am

Eng Tahlil

Updated 2-Mar-16 1:46am

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super · Answer 1 · 2016-03-02T01:11:00

Solution 1

Did you try this

C++

#include <stdlib.h>  

int main () {
    system ("notepad C:\myDatabase\namesList.txt");
    return 0;
}</stdlib.h>

You can omit "Notepad" too if the text file default program is associated to notepad

Posted 2-Mar-16 1:11am

super

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Eng Tahlil 2-Mar-16 7:29am

thanks gentleman; but the file I want the NOTEPAD to open is not associated to notepad. it is associated to no program in my PC.

what do I have to do, then?

super · Answer 2 · 2016-03-02T01:15:00

Solution 2

Better Option would be this

C++

ShellExecute( NULL, "open", 
    "C:\\myDatabase\\namesList.txt",        
    NULL,       
    NULL,       
    SW_SHOWNORMAL 
);

Posted 2-Mar-16 1:15am

super

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Eng Tahlil 2-Mar-16 7:30am

what do I have to do if notepad is not associated with the file

W∴ Balboos, *GHB* · Answer 3 · 2016-03-02T01:19:00

Solution 3

I used to do this so many years ago - but it was in a DOS system. Checking to see if all is still the same, I refer you to winapi - how can I run an external program In C? - Stack Overflow[^]

There also used to be a family of spawn and exec commands. As I recall, they were what I used: Help - QNX SDP 6.6 Documentation[^]

Posted 2-Mar-16 1:19am

W∴ Balboos, GHB

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Eng Tahlil 2-Mar-16 7:32am

thanks W∴ Balboos. it only shows how to run an app; but I want to pass the app a file path so that it opens after it is launched.

thanks.

W∴ Balboos, GHB 2-Mar-16 7:37am

Did you consider the spawnl() group ? It allows for arguments

Eng Tahlil 2-Mar-16 8:08am

I will try

CHill60 · Answer 4 · 2016-03-02T01:46:00

Solution 4

Use ShellExecuteEx[^] and pass the parameters in the ShellExecuteInfo[^] structure.

Article on the subject - A newbie's elementary guide to spawning processes[^]

Posted 2-Mar-16 1:46am

CHill60