C++ Starting a process in APPDATA with CreateProcess

[simple wharf]

New to CPP. The goal here is to start a process in APPDATA via SHGetFolderPath and CreateProcess, though im receiving errors that the program cannot find the file in "Program Files". Help would be appreciated.

Side note: This is not for any illegal activity, a brief explanation can be found below.

[bronze turret]

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[winged sinew]

uhh I don't see any SHGetFolderPath usage

also, the tcsCommandLine looks a little sus, what are you trying to accomplish there?

[simple wharf]

Okay so this is a plugin for a game called Rocket league, this plugin can find live streamers in your match but i need to start an external program, now in order to start it, i have to write command in C++, but i can't do that because anytime a window opens up while playing rocket league it kicks you out of the game, so this is a solution to it.

[simple wharf]

and the szPath is not it?

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[winged sinew]

this sounds like some sort of illegal modification

[simple wharf]

Nope, this is not any type of illegal activity

[winged sinew]

seems kinda sus tbh

[simple wharf]

Just explained to you why I'm using this solution

I get it, but this is the only way I can get my project to work

[sturdy steeple]

it’s not

He wants to check when streamers are online

you sure the CSIDL for Program Files is COMMON_APPDATA?

This might be getting the wrong version of program files

Could try this tbh

[simple wharf]

Wait, im trying to get the path for appdata

though an error returns with another path instead

for ex "Program files"... which I don't want

[sturdy steeple]

try this instead
std::filesystem::path path;
wchar_t* temp_path
auto szPath = SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_RoamingAppData, 0, nullptr, &temp_path);

path = temp_path:
return path;

you can skip the std::file system if you want to do it in pre cpp17

[simple wharf]

AND, also how must I write the path for the tcsCommandLine section

[sturdy steeple]

path.wstring() + “…”

will have to change types around but

[simple wharf]

path::posix( const boost::filesystem::path& path )
{
    std::wstring temp = path.wstring();
    std::transform( temp.begin(), temp.end(), temp.begin(), detail::forslash<wchar_t>() );
    return temp;
}``` Pretty much in this format?

found this example online

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