Calling wextract.exe

[perplexd]

Hi,

Has anyone got any idea how to call wextract.exe? I was previously using Extract.exe (DOS-based), so I was using something of the form:

ShellExecute(NULL, // hWnd - window handle
"open", // operation
"extract.exe", // file
"/Y/A/E/L c:\Temp c:\Temp\TSPDv.cab", // Parameters
NULL, // directory
SW_HIDE); // show cmd

However, when I try this method with wextract.exe I get a messagebox saying "A required resource cannot be located". Any ideas? Is this the wrong calling method? I can't find any reference as to how to call wextract.exe anywhere. However, it must be possible as WinZip uses it to view and extract.cab files.

Any ideas gratefully received!!

 

[adholioshake]

Hi perplexd.

For the error "A required resource cannot be located", most of the time this is a DLL that cannot be found. Try executing wextract.exe in the same directory as Winzip.
You could use the 'CreateProcess' function, or the 'ShellExecuteEx' instead of 'ShellExecute' to do this.