Re: CreateProcess(...) cannot create 'winword'
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AliR.
"AliR (VC++ MVP)" <AliR@online.nospam> wrote in message
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In order for CreateProcess to search the common paths for the executable
you will have to pass NULL as the first parameter and specify the exe name
in the second parameter of CreateProcess. Read the explanation of the
first two parameter of CreateProcess carefully.
AliR.
P.S. Someone asked this same question a couple of days ago.
"Simon" <spambucket@example.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
When I use CreateProcess(...) to launch any application it works without
any problems.
but I have to specify the full path of my application for it to work.
If I try to run common applications such as 'winword' or iexplore' it
does not work.
::GetLastError() returns 2, (not found).
Even passing GetEnvironmentStrings( ); does not seem to do the trick.
Of course I can start them if I entered the full path, but I still don't
see why 'winword' does not work.
But when I use my run window, 'winword' works fine.
What could be the problem?
I have tried it on a Vista and XP pro machine.
Thanks
Simon
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