Win API To Run Arbitrary Command?

Question

What's API to execute an arbitrary command-line command?

ShellExecuteEx seems only appropriate if you're using a verb, like open or edit.

thx

Answer 1

Usually you can use system or _wsystem, for example: system("dir C:\").

Answer 2

You can use ShellExecute with NULL for default or "open" verb :

HINSTANCE h = ShellExecute(NULL, NULL, L"cmd.exe", L"/c dir c: > c:\\temp\\test.txt", NULL, SW_HIDE);