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Q97331: Launching One Application for Windows from Another

Article: Q97331
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): 3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kbOSWin310 kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 23-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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APPEXEC is a technical note in the Microsoft Download Center that discusses
launching Windows-based applications from other applications for Windows.
APPEXEC is a Windows Help file.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  Appexec.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

An application for Microsoft Windows often needs to be launched from another
Windows-based application. In addition to starting a second application,
sometimes the primary application needs to know when the second application
terminates.

This technical article discusses the following points:

- Several ways to start applications

- An approach to finding applications not located on the current Windows search
  path

- A method for detecting whether an application is still running

- Using the same Windows-based techniques for starting applications for MS-DOS

APPEXEC, the sample application provided with this article, contains code that
solves the problems involved in finding and starting one Windows-based
application from another, as well as determining later whether that application
is still running.

Additional query words: APPEXEC kbfile

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kbOSWin310 kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : :3.1

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