Launching external app.

[scecilia]

How can I make a C++ or C program that launches an external application (like the install of another application) wait for the completion of that app before continuing it's process? And... kill the launched external app if necessary?

This has been done in VisualBasic:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Programming_Languages/Visual_Basic/Q_20176054.html

 

[LazyMe]

Use CreateProcess to launch the app and WaitForSingleObject to wait until the new process has terminated.
Greetings,
Rick

 

[scecilia]

Hello Rick,

This got me started, thanks a lot.

--Cecilia.