ShellExecute and CreateProcess, run a program until it ends, secretly run a program...

How to open an application?

ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open","calc.exe","","", SW_SHOW );

Or

ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open","notepad.exe",    "c://MyLog.log","",SW_SHOW );

As you can see, I have not passed the complete path of the program.
Q: How do I open a file related to the same system program?

ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open",    "c://abc.txt","","",SW_SHOW );

Q: How to open a webpage?

ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open",    "http://www.google.com","","", SW_SHOW );

Q: How to activate related programs and send emails?

ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open",    "mailto:nishinapp@yahoo.com","","", SW_SHOW );

Q: How do I print documents with a system printer?

ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"print",    "c://abc.txt","","", SW_HIDE);

Q: How can I use the system search function to find a specified file?

ShellExecute(m_hWnd,"find","d://nish",    NULL,NULL,SW_SHOW);

Q: How do I start a program until it finishes running?

SHELLEXECUTEINFO ShExecInfo = {0};ShExecInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);ShExecInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS;ShExecInfo.hwnd = NULL;ShExecInfo.lpVerb = NULL;ShExecInfo.lpFile = "c://MyProgram.exe";ShExecInfo.lpParameters = "";ShExecInfo.lpDirectory = NULL;ShExecInfo.nShow = SW_SHOW;ShExecInfo.hInstApp = NULL;ShellExecuteEx(&ShExecInfo);WaitForSingleObject(ShExecInfo.hProcess,INFINITE);

Or:

PROCESS_INFORMATION ProcessInfo; STARTUPINFO StartupInfo; //This is an [in] parameterZeroMemory(&StartupInfo, sizeof(StartupInfo));StartupInfo.cb = sizeof StartupInfo ; //Only compulsory fieldif(CreateProcess("c://winnt//notepad.exe", NULL,     NULL,NULL,FALSE,0,NULL,    NULL,&StartupInfo,&ProcessInfo)){     WaitForSingleObject(ProcessInfo.hProcess,INFINITE);    CloseHandle(ProcessInfo.hThread);    CloseHandle(ProcessInfo.hProcess);}  else{    MessageBox("The process could not be started...");}

Q: How do I display attributes of a file or folder?

SHELLEXECUTEINFO ShExecInfo ={0};ShExecInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);ShExecInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST ;ShExecInfo.hwnd = NULL;ShExecInfo.lpVerb = "properties";ShExecInfo.lpFile = "c://"; //can be a file as wellShExecInfo.lpParameters = ""; ShExecInfo.lpDirectory = NULL;ShExecInfo.nShow = SW_SHOW;ShExecInfo.hInstApp = NULL; ShellExecuteEx(&ShExecInfo);