Run Notepad with help of C program

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Hello,
I am working with windows platform, i want to run notepad file with the help of C program. What i tried is here

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<process.h>
void main()
{
clrscr();
   system("C:\\windows\\notepad.exe");
   getch();
}

The code has no errors but still am not able to see a new notepad file. Please help me out

Thanks & regards
Radix :rose:

Posted 16-Jul-10 2:09am

radix3

Updated 2-Dec-19 3:14am

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Aescleal · Answer 1 · 2010-07-16T02:56:00

Solution 2

A simple executable like:

#include <stdlib>

int main()
{
    system( "notepad" );
}

works for me on VC++2005 and XP. If you open a command prompt as the same user you're running your C program as can you invoke notepad just by typing "notepad"?

Cheers,

Ash

Posted 16-Jul-10 2:56am

Aescleal

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Nish Nishant 16-Jul-10 11:22am

Reason for my vote of 5
Worth 5. Not sure why someone 4d this.

radix3 19-Jul-10 10:14am

I am using Turbo C and i tried the above code it's not working. I even wrote the full path of notepad but alas no success

Christian Graus · Answer 2 · 2010-07-16T02:12:00

Solution 1

I thought that ShellExecute was a C API, and not a C++ one.

Posted 16-Jul-10 2:12am

Christian Graus

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radix3 16-Jul-10 8:17am

Sir i didn't get you.can you please explain

Sauro Viti · Answer 3 · 2010-07-16T03:19:00

Solution 3

I tried your code on my PC and it works properly. You specified the full-path of notepad: are you sure that it is correct?

Posted 16-Jul-10 3:19am

Sauro Viti