Question

I want to run an .exe file in hidden mode using vc++ in VS2010.

I have tried this code

private: System::Void button1_Click(System::Object^  sender, System::EventArgs^  e) {


                 Process^ p = Process::Start("Ai.exe");

                 IntPtr calculatorWindowHandle = p->MainWindowHandle;
                 void *calculatorWindowHandle1 = calculatorWindowHandle.ToPointer();
               HWND pHandle = reinterpret_cast<HWND>(calculatorWindowHandle1);

                 ShowWindow(pHandle, SW_HIDE);                  
             }

But it is opening the EXE but not in hidden mode.

Can anybody please tell me how it can be done.

Thanks in Advance

Answer 1

Yes I found the solution.

I just require to use

Sleep(60);

After

Process^ p = Process::Start("Ai.exe");

because starting a process takes some milliseconds.