ShellExecute

[abdul]

Try casting it as an integer.

#include <iostream.h>
#include <windows.h>

int main(){
    char path[MAX_PATH];
    
    cout<<"Input the file to be launched: ";
    cin>>path;
    if ((int)ShellExecute(NULL,"open",path,NULL,NULL,SW_SHOWNORMAL)==ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND )
        cout<<"error";
        system("PAUSE");

return 0;
}