c++

[d3nn]

So I'm basically a total programming noob, but I've been trying to make an exe just to launch a .bat, preferably silently. Does anyone know how to do that in C or C++?
i've tried several suggestions from google, but they've all given me errors.

[ghoulmaster]

system("/path/to/batch.bat")

[Hot fries]

Sound simple enough

[d3nn]

@ghoulmaster, I try that and get this error:
Expected constuctor, deconstructor or type conversion before '(' token
expected ',' or ',' before '(token

[Trcx528]

what are you using for headers? The #include statements that is. 

[d3nn]

Ummmm... I've got
#include <stdin.h
But that's it, do I need more? Sorry for my total lack of understanding of c.

[Trcx528]

I think that you need the  > at the end of that line....

[d3nn]

Sorry for the typo (im on my ipt) I actually have <stdlib.h> on the computer, not <stdin

[Trcx528]

I would add in stdin.h because it seems to be a pretty standard header.  Can you post the entire code that you are working with? 

[d3nn]

I don't have access to it anymore, but tomorrow I'll post it. It really isn't much more than what ghoulmaster postes + some #includes.

[PaulBird]

iostream dude.
but it seems kinda odd to use c++ to just run a .bat??? unless u are to expand on this program id advise u to use bash or python to do this:) but getting comfortable with c++ is always a good thing, so its good to do everything in it i guess

[A12danrulz]

Code: (C++) [Select]

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
     system("/path/to/bat.bat");
     return 0;
}


[PaulBird]

Lol let him do some on his own xD
But do u need the cstdlib for the system funtion?.?

[A12danrulz]

IDK I just include that in all of them just to avoid errors.

[d3nn]

@A12 I compiled and ran it and I think it worked, thanks Do you know anyway I could start it invisibly?

@paulbird, I'm only using this small portion of C++ to bundle up my .bats and any other resource files i might use into a nice exe and try to run them silently, but I might branch out into some c++