open a WORD doc or EXCEL Sheet with C++

[joachimHS]

Hello,

I just need to open a WORD.doc or EXCEL sheet with a C++ function.
(no reading or writing, just open it)

I guess I need a function with the doc name/adress as parameter.
I already have a C# method - but for a application, which is not
.NET compatible, I need it in C++.


thanks

joachim

[o3hC5Di1]

Hi there,

I'm sorry I can't provide you with a clear cut solution, but here's some reading material I found that might help you:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/238393
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc164042.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/178784


Hope that helps.

All the best,

NwN

[Moschops]

This makes no sense; if you are not going to read the data in the file, or write to the file, why bother to open the file?

What do you mean by "open"?

[apache1649]

If you simply wish to have the program make Word or Excel open the file specified by the user, you could always use this:

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    string path;
    string file;
    cout << "Please enter the path (location) of the file: ";
    cin >> path; // gets user input for location
    cout << "Please enter the file name (with extension): ";
    cin >> file; // gets file name
    
    string openString = "start " + path + "\\" + file; // the string for the command
    
    system(openString.c_str()); // sends the command and converts from type string to constant char

    system("PAUSE");
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

This exact code will work, so system("PAUSE"); can be removed from the end if you so choose.

This will work with any file type, not just Word or Excel documents.

Hope this helped :)

[joachimHS]

Ok, thanks - that sounds good.

(with "just open" I meant, that there are no read/write operations in
C++ - of course the user may read the doc and write something...)


I will try it

[CosminNTG]

^^ Thanks man! It really worKS!

[apache1649]

No problem. Happy to help