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xxMegaProjectxx (8)
I'm using windows 8 and my taskbar keeps filling up with games, so i decided to write a program from where i can open all of the games. I'm just wondering if there's a faster or more compact way of doing that?


Code so far:
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  #include <conio.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <Windows.h>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int game;
	
	cout << "Choose a game\n";
	cout << "1. Toribash\n2. FarCry 3\n3. Terraria\n4. Assassin's Creed III\n5. Need For Speed: THE RUN\n6. Assassin's Creed IV\n7. Saints Row IV\n8. The Sims 3\n9. Torchlight 2\n10. Dragons Prophet\n11. The Movies\n";
	cin >> game;

	if (game == 1)
	{
		cout << "Opening Toribash" << endl;
		system("\"D:\\Games\\Toribash-4.5\\toribash.exe\"");
		return 0;
	}

	
	if (game == 2)
	{
		cout << "Opening FarCry 3" << endl;
		system("\"D:\\Games\\FarCry 3\\bin\\farcry3.exe\"");
		return 0;
	}
	
	if (game == 3)
	{
		cout << "Opening Terraria" << endl;
		system("\"D:\\Games\\Terraria\\Terraria\\Terraria.exe\"");
		return 0;
	}
	if (game == 4)
	{
		cout << "Opening Assassin's Creed III" << endl;
		system("\"D:\\Games\\Assassin's Creed III\\AC3SP\"");
		return 0;
	}
	if (game == 5)
	{
		cout << "Opening Need For Speed: THE RUN" << endl;
		system("\"D:\\Games\\Need for Speed The Run\\Need For Speed The Run\"");
		return 0;
	}
	if (game == 6)
	{
		cout << "Opening Assassin's Creed IV" << endl;
		system("\"D:\\Games\\Assassins Creed IV Black Flag\\AS4BFSP\"");
		return 0;
	}
	if (game == 7)
	{
		cout << "Opening Saints Row IV" << endl;
		system("\"D:\\Games\\Saints Row IV\\SaintsRowIV\"");
			return 0;
	}
	if (game == 8)
	{
		cout << "Opening The Sims 3" << endl;
		system("\"D:\\Games\\The Sims 3\\Game\\Bin\\TS3\"");
		return 0;
	}
	if (game == 9)
	{
		cout << "Opening Torchlight 2" << endl;
		system("\"D:\\Games\\Torchlight 2\\Torchlight2\"");
		return 0;
	}
	if (game == 10)
	{
		cout << "Opening Dragons Prophet" << endl;
		system("\"D:\\Games\\Dragons Prophet\\launchPad.exe\"");
		return 0;
	}
	if (game == 11)
	{
		cout << "Opening Dragons Prophet" << endl;
		system("\"D:\\Games\\The Movies\\MoviesSE\"");
		return 0;
	}
	system("pause");
	return 0;
}
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mutexe (2372)
use a switch statement, or at the very least if..else statements, rather than just if statements.
xxMegaProjectxx (8)
like that?
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switch (game)
	{
	case 1:
		cout << "Opening Toribash" << endl;
		system("\"D:\\Games\\Toribash-4.5\\toribash.exe\"");
		break;
	case 2:
		cout << "Opening FarCry 3" << endl;
		system("\"D:\\Games\\FarCry 3\\bin\\farcry3.exe\"");
		break;
	}
mutexe (2372)
yep :)
You can then use the default case to handle if the user enters 27 or something. ('Game does not exist' etc etc).
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IceThatJaw (529)
Make a cout function too so you don't have to write the extra lines. 

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void WriteLine(string line, ostream& out = cout) {
        out << line << endl;
}

switch(game) {

    case 1: WriteLine("Opening Toribash"); 
          break;
}


// If you need to write to a file
fstream outFile;
outFile.open("some_file");

WriteLine("Opening Toribash", outFile);
xxMegaProjectxx (8)
i don't understand anything IceThatJaw :D (WriteLine thing)
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xxMegaProjectxx (8)
Is there a way to make it possible to add games from the program itself instead of changing the code manually?

maybe something like
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Choose a game

1...
2...
3...
4...

5. Register new game


when you select 5
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cin << name;
cout << "name: " << name << endl;

//path of the game launcher
cin << path;
cout << "path: " << path << endl;


and then it throws you back to the main menu but now it's
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1...
2...
3...
4...
5... //new game

6. Register new game

IceThatJaw (529)
Use a .txt file.
nvrmnd (656)
just like what IceThatJaw said, use a text file to store list of games you currently have,
then retrieve it or add something to it at runtime

http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/files/
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