tempoz / launch

Simple CPP application launcher executable

Launch

This is the dumbest possible program to indirect launching an application (by default, in a hidden window). I use it to launch batch files.

How to build (Windows 11)

• Download VSCode.

• Follow the tutorial here to set up VSCode to compile C++ using the Microsoft Visual C++ compiler.

• In addition to the C/C++ extension, also install the C/C++ Extension Pack extension.

• Close VSCode.

• Open, and I cannot emphasize this enough, the Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022, which you can run by searching for it in the Start menu.

• In that console window, type code ..

• In the VSCode window that opens, Open Folder and navigate to wherever you cloned this repository.

• Assure VSCode that I'm a perfectly aboveboard and trustworthy individual ;)

• Hit Ctrl-Shift-B to build, and you should see the .exe file appear in the top-level directory of the repository.

How to use

• Change the value assigned to launchTarget in the source code to your desired path.

• Run the executable and it will launch the file specified. If you specified a relative path, be sure to move Launch.exe to the correct directory first!