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galletto	28 Sep, 2007 - 08:18 AM Post #1
New D.I.C Head Joined: 21 Sep, 2007 Posts: 11 My Contributions	How do I run exe from a c++ code and make that window appear in front of the others, making the others windows inactive?
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no2pencil	RE: Run Exe? 28 Sep, 2007 - 08:49 AM Post #2
My fridge be runnin OH NOEZ! Joined: 10 May, 2007 Posts: 6,433 Thanked: 64 times Dream Kudos: 2425 Expert In: Goofing Off My Contributions	QUOTE(galletto @ 28 Sep, 2007 - 09:18 AM) How do I run exe from a c++ code and make that window appear in front of the others, making the others windows inactive? system() will actually launch an executable. You'll need to supply it with a proper path.
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galletto	RE: Run Exe? 28 Sep, 2007 - 09:50 AM Post #3
New D.I.C Head Joined: 21 Sep, 2007 Posts: 11 My Contributions	QUOTE(no2pencil @ 28 Sep, 2007 - 09:49 AM) QUOTE(galletto @ 28 Sep, 2007 - 09:18 AM) How do I run exe from a c++ code and make that window appear in front of the others, making the others windows inactive? system() will actually launch an executable. You'll need to supply it with a proper path. OK! But how I can do all windows inactive and show my exe in front of them? Is there some command to do this in C++?
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jjhaag	RE: Run Exe? 28 Sep, 2007 - 11:47 AM Post #4
me editor am smartastic Joined: 18 Sep, 2007 Posts: 1,789 Thanked: 1 times Dream Kudos: 775 Expert In: C,C++ My Contributions	not in strict c++ - you probably want to look at visual c++. however, since it's the last window opened, the exe should wind up on top. have you tried doing this yet? -jjh
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galletto	RE: Run Exe? 28 Sep, 2007 - 12:26 PM Post #5
New D.I.C Head Joined: 21 Sep, 2007 Posts: 11 My Contributions	QUOTE(jjhaag @ 28 Sep, 2007 - 12:47 PM) not in strict c++ - you probably want to look at visual c++. however, since it's the last window opened, the exe should wind up on top. have you tried doing this yet? -jjh If I stay watching the open windows, my window open on top. But if I typing in the browser (for ex) the window appears behind. I know that its is expected, but I want to stop the operations in all windows, and my window comes to front. Is this possible? Tks
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no2pencil	RE: Run Exe? 28 Sep, 2007 - 12:34 PM Post #6
My fridge be runnin OH NOEZ! Joined: 10 May, 2007 Posts: 6,433 Thanked: 64 times Dream Kudos: 2425 Expert In: Goofing Off My Contributions	Are you asking about window focus?
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jjhaag	RE: Run Exe? 28 Sep, 2007 - 12:36 PM Post #7
me editor am smartastic Joined: 18 Sep, 2007 Posts: 1,789 Thanked: 1 times Dream Kudos: 775 Expert In: C,C++ My Contributions	is this in c++ or vc++? there are some ways of doing it through the windows API, based on a quick google search, but not in standard c++. -jjh
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galletto	RE: Run Exe? 2 Oct, 2007 - 06:15 AM Post #8
New D.I.C Head Joined: 21 Sep, 2007 Posts: 11 My Contributions	QUOTE(no2pencil @ 28 Sep, 2007 - 01:34 PM) Are you asking about window focus? Exactly!
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no2pencil	RE: Run Exe? 2 Oct, 2007 - 08:02 AM Post #9
My fridge be runnin OH NOEZ! Joined: 10 May, 2007 Posts: 6,433 Thanked: 64 times Dream Kudos: 2425 Expert In: Goofing Off My Contributions	FindWindow and BringToTop API functions.
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