How to run shell command by MFC ?

Followings are the useful example can run shell command.
 

/*

    Programmed 1998 by Kurapa Chunun Kang (kurapa@kurapa.com)

    By below function, you can run shell command easily.

*/

#include <shellapi.h>

void KShellExecute(HWND handle, LPCTSTR exe, LPCTSTR param, LPCTSTR dir)
{
    DWORD ExitCode;
    SHELLEXECUTEINFO SEInfo;

    memset( &SEInfo, 0, sizeof(SEInfo));
    SEInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);

    SEInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS;
    SEInfo.hwnd = handle;
    SEInfo.lpFile = exe;
    SEInfo.lpParameters = param;
    SEInfo.lpDirectory = dir;
    SEInfo.nShow = SW_HIDE; // SW_SHOWNORMAL;


    if (ShellExecuteEx(&SEInfo)==TRUE)
    {
        do
        {
            GetExitCodeProcess(SEInfo.hProcess, &ExitCode);
            Sleep(500);
        } while (ExitCode); // wait until the command is finished
    }
}

If you want to launch browser for specific URL, simple run as below:

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KShellExecute( NULL, "http://strcpy.com",NULL, NULL);

* Note: The above code must be included in the same source.