start amsn.exe from an external application

[ich]

Hi,

i need a possibility to start the amsn.exe from an external application.
the standard windows API functions (like CreateProcess(), ShellExecute(), ShellExecuteEx(),WinExec() etc.) terminates with  error message "Error: 2" .
if i try to start the amsn.exe by the command Prompt and the system() Function, i have the same error.
Is the only way to start this program by a doubleclick on the  Programs Icon or  the Programs Exefile?

What can i do?

[FdB]

This has been discussed somewhere in this forum, that was an issue with aMSN, that occured when starting aMSN from the regestry. After a little research, Devs figured out Error 2 stands for "File not found" and this happens because of "Working directory". aMSN.exe simply calls a file inside a sub-folder (can't recall which), but you have to set the Work. Dir. to wherever aMSN.exe is that will do it

[billiob]

Actually, the amsn.exe is one executable that does :

Code:

void main() {
   system("./bin/wish.exe ./scripts/amsn");
}

[FdB]

So maybe it could be:

Code:

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
  if (argc == 1)
   return system("./bin/wish.exe ./scripts/amsn");
  else
   return system(argv[1]);
}

aMSN.exe would still work as it is now, and it could be called like this:

Code:

aMSN.exe "c:/progs/amsn/bin/wish.exe c:/progs/amsn/scripts/amsn"

(Hey I just programmed this function right here in-forum, I didn't even compile or test it, it's just """pseudo"" code" (almost real ))

[ich]

The Problem was the workdir
now it works ;-)

Code:

ShellExecute(Handle, NULL, "c:\\programme\\amsn\\bin\\wish.exe", "c:\\programme\\amsn\\scripts\\amsn", NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);

many THX for your reply