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Revision as of 17:19, 28 June 2006
This is a short tutorial on how to launch external applications in the client's default handler. For example, launching a website or a word document in the client's default viewer.
This code must be in the client project:
#include "vgui\ISystem.h"
vgui::system()->ShellExecute(command, file);
The command is a const char * that can have the following values depending on what you're trying to accomplish:
-open
-print
-explore
-play
-properties
-NULL
Look here for more information on each of the commands.
The file is also a const char * that points to the local file or webpage you want to access.