shellexecute, grrr...

[librisrouge]

OK, I'm a newb. I realize that, but I still don't see why this shouldn't open the file in shellexecute. It tells me that shellexecute is an unresolved external symbol but shouldn't including windows.h fix that?

#include <stdio.h> // C library to perform Input/Output operations
#include <tchar.h>
#include <stddef.h> // C Standard definitions
#include <iostream> // Input/Output
#include <fstream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <windows.h>

int main()
{
ShellExecute(NULL, "open", "S:/storm.exe", NULL, NULL, SW_HIDE);
system ("Pause");
return 0;
}

There is a few more lines (dialoge that wil eventually direct the user) but this is what won't work. Any ideas?

[Moschops]

unresolved external symbol but shouldn't including windows.h fix that?

No. What will fix an unresolved external is linking against the library that contains it.

[modoran]

You need to include shellapi.h and link with shell32.lib in this case.

[librisrouge]

Thanks, that fixed it.