How to run an executable file with c language?

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I was trying to execute this program using C language compiler 3.0 every thing is going alright but when i run this program it never open firefox and when i run this program`s executable file it shows compatibility issue errors :( please help me

#include<stdlib.h>
#include<stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
 system("C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe");
 return 0;
}

msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/… is a Win32 API entry for that — Aubin
– Aubin, Commented Nov 24, 2012 at 14:24
@Mike No proof: ls -l shows -rw-r--r-- 1 dafis users 17 24. Nov 16:24 C:\Program Files(x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe. — Daniel Fischer
– Daniel Fischer, Commented Nov 24, 2012 at 15:27

Intrepidd · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-24 14:05:43Z

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Take a look at the execve function : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hyw61wtd(v=vs.80).aspx

answered Nov 24, 2012 at 14:05

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Atharva Panage · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-07 10:15:00Z

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Replace "\\" with "/"

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(){
    system("C:/Program file(x86)/Mozilla Firefox/firefox.exe");
    return 0;
}

answered Oct 7, 2019 at 10:15

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