hi there. Am working on a program that finds the binary executable of a particular program
when we input its filename. For example:
INPUT: cmd.exe
OUTPUT: c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
Am using the following API's:
FindExecutable()
SearchPath()
if you got any other API or any other ways to find executable progrmatically, please share
it with me.
thank u
Jump to PostINPUT: cmd.exe
OUTPUT: c:\windows\system32\cmd.exeBased on that example, SearchPath() is all what you'll need. But if for some reason you plan to search in any folder, you could use FindFirstFile()/FindNextFile() and a recursive search routine.
FindExecutable() is used to find file associations. You know, passing a TXT file will …
C'mon Help me guys
INPUT: cmd.exe
OUTPUT: c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
Based on that example, SearchPath() is all what you'll need. But if for some reason you plan to search in any folder, you could use FindFirstFile()/FindNextFile() and a recursive search routine.
FindExecutable() is used to find file associations. You know, passing a TXT file will return Notepad, etc.
Hope this helps.
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