Question

This is simple to do in languages like Python, but I’m not sure how to do it in C++. I want to move to a specific folder, say “C:\tests” and run some command line call from that folder. Thanks

Answer 1

You can start a process in a specific directory using the CreateProcess() call. In particular, look at the lpCurrentDirectory argument:

lpCurrentDirectory [in, optional]

The full path to the current directory for the process. The string can also specify
a UNC path. If this parameter is NULL, the new process will have the same current drive
and directory as the calling process. (This feature is provided primarily for shells that
need to start an application and specify its initial drive and working directory.)

This function is used internally by Python’s subprocess.Popen‘s constructor.