Launch IE from a C++ program

Question

I have a program written in C++ which does some computer diagnostics. Before the program exits, I need it to launch Internet Explorer and navigate to a specific URL. How do I do that from C++? Thanks.

Answer 1

Here you are... I am assuming that you're talking MSVC++ here...

// I do not recommend this... but will work for you
system("\"%ProgramFiles%\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe\"");


// I would use this instead... give users what they want
#include <windows.h>

void main()
{
     ShellExecute(NULL, "open", "http://stackoverflow.com/questions/982266/launch-ie-from-a-c-program", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
}