[ijustkilledu007]

I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section. I just join this site. I found it on Google trying to search my question.
Hello I am 16, I'm new to coding, and willing to learn. Before I made my website I never even thought about coding anything but realized that it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Also I'm taking a Web Design class at my school this year:)

Okay this is what I want to do make a program that's displays a list of other programs that you can click on and launch them. All I want is some thing really basic cause this is the first program I'm making.


Thanks in advanced
Any help is appreciated

[snoopy11]

You can use ShellExecute to do this

ShellExecute

You can ask further questions if you have to but please read the link first.

Snoopy.

[ijustkilledu007]

snoopy11, on 19 August 2012 - 04:31 PM, said:

You can use ShellExecute to do this

ShellExecute

You can ask further questions if you have to but please read the link first.

Snoopy.

Thanks for your reply I will look at this now.

[ijustkilledu007]

sorry for double posting but I didn't see anywhere to edit my above post. If there is a way to please let me know.

I looked at the site and I have Visual C++ 2010 Express installed on my PC but as I mentioned in my the original post I'm new to coding and this is my first program. So could some one point me into the right direction to start this up. Like what template do I use and maybe make it a little more clear to me about the parameters I am going to need/use to do this. Is this what I need to use LPCTSTR

[snoopy11]

How much do you understand about C++ ?

If this is your first ever program ...

You might want to think smaller...

Start at console windows build up to normal Win32 api stuff.

Get a good book on C++ or try C# then you can pretty much dive into Windows type stuff.

Snoopy.

[ijustkilledu007]

snoopy11, on 19 August 2012 - 06:14 PM, said:

How much do you understand about C++ ?

If this is your first ever program ...

You might want to think smaller...

Start at console windows build up to normal Win32 api stuff.

Get a good book on C++ or try C# then you can pretty much dive into Windows type stuff.

Snoopy.

yes this is my first program
I really just wanted to do this so I could put virus detection programs and some games for when I'm bored at school

I have made the matrix code in a batch file that's also something else I want to make a program for do you thing that would be easy for me to start with.

YouTube videos on what i have coded so far
The matrix .bat
A fake virus/prank

sungchoiok, on 19 August 2012 - 06:35 PM, said:

sorry for double posting but I didn't see anywhere to edit my above post. If there is a way to please let me know.

What you did is what you're supposed to do.

EDIT: Or... not. I think I understood that statement completely wrong, and I've posted something dumb. Please ignore it.

ok thanks its just on my website I have it a rule not to double post and I was thinking of it

This post has been edited by macosxnerd101: 19 August 2012 - 06:47 PM
Reason for edit:: Removed links. Please do not post links on how to create malware.

[Skydiver]

ijustkilledu007, on 19 August 2012 - 06:41 PM, said:

I have made the matrix code in a batch file that's also something else I want to make a program for do you thing that would be easy for me to start with.

Yes.
1. First start off with the horizontal rain like in the batch file.
2. Then next try to figure out how to do the vertical rain coming from the bottom going up.
3. Once you have the vertical rain, try to do the non-ASCII symbols.
4. Now try to make the rain come from the top going down.
5. Once you have the non-ASCII symbols, move on to some characters being brighter and then fading away.

Steps 4 and 5 may require you to learn some Windows console APIs, or force you to go from console to Windows GUI.