Opening images using C++

Not sure if its clear what you want to do. Do you want to write a C++ program where it takes a file path to a image or music and opens the file using appropriate application like ms-paint for images or windows media player for music? Or do you want the C++ program to take in a filePath like a music and play it using your own functions and code?

Not sure if its clear what you want to do. Do you want to write a C++ program where it takes a file path to a image or music and opens the file using appropriate application like ms-paint for images or windows media player for music? Or do you want the C++ program to take in a filePath like a music and play it using your own functions and code?

the first part. It takes a file path to a image or music and open it in the appropriate application.

What OS are you running for? Does it need to be portable or just a simple home application?

Windows OS. Its a project actually. So its going to be portable, im using visual studio 2010

Windows OS. Its a project actually. So its going to be portable, im using visual studio 2010

If thats the case, then you will need a way to create a new process and run a needed application. You can use boost libraries to create new process( I think its portable ), and when creating the new process , you will need to make sure the correct application gets opened.

On a easier note, maybe something tedious like this:

#ifdef _WIN32
 #include <cstdlib>
 #define SystemCmd System
 #define TextFileEditor "notepad"
#elseif defined ___linux
 #define SystemCmd system
 #define TextFileEditor "gedit"
#endif

#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main(int argv, char *argv[]){
   if(argv > 1){
       const char *filePath = argv[1];
       if(isTextFile( filePath) ){
          string textFileCmd = "./" + TextFileEditor + " " + filePath;
          SystemCmd( textFileCmd );
       }
       //else if...
   }

  return 0;
}

But note that SystemCmd is not a good way to go about it, because of security issues and its blocking nature. See system for windows for an example.

That code doesnt run. Its giving me some error