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Asked: June 18, 20262026-06-18T15:17:37+00:00 2026-06-18T15:17:37+00:00

How do I open an external EXE file from inside C? I’m trying to

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How do I open an external EXE file from inside C? I’m trying to write a C program that opens Notepad, and some other applications and I am stuck.
Thanks for putting up with my noob level of C ;p

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    2026-06-18T15:17:38+00:00Added an answer on June 18, 2026 at 3:17 pm

    Please try system("notepad"); which will open the notepad executable. Please note that the path to the executable should be part of PATH variable or the full path needs to be given to the system call.

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