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How to programmatically open Run c++?

the question is how to open Run programmatically from c++? I know that have some function that can replace that, like shellexec, winexec but for some task I need just Run dialog to appear.

Solution

  • The Run Dialog is located in shell32.dll using the function RunFileDlg. One way show the dialog is to use rundll32.exe to invoke that function. Execute the following command using the CreateProcess Win32 API:

    rundll32.exe shell32.dll,#61

    (where #61 is the ordinal number of the RunFileDlg function).

    Reference for shell32.dll functions: http://www.geoffchappell.com/viewer.htm?doc=studies/windows/shell/shell32/api/index.htm

    Hope this helps.