getting a "parse error before ','" on line 7

Question

Trying to make a simple program that open a webpage when executed but I'm getting a parse error, and I don't know why.

#include <windows.h>
#include <shellapi.h>

bool open_browser()
{

    HINSTANCE result = ShellExecuteA( HWND, "open", "http://www.reddit.com", 
    NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL );

    // Return whether or not we were successful.
    return (result);
}

int main( )
{
    open_browser();

    return 0;
}

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 29 '17 at 22:27

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HWND is a type, not a value, so it's invalid as a function argument.

answered Apr 29 '17 at 22:27

aschepler

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so what would i use if I wanted to open a google chrome browser, handle? – AynonT Apr 29 '17 at 22:34

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 29 '17 at 22:36

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you are passing a type, instead you should pass an instance of the HWND type

HWND myhwnd = ::CreateWindowA("STATIC", "reddit", WS_VISIBLE, 0, 0, 400, 600, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
HINSTANCE result = ShellExecuteA(myhwnd, "open", "http://www.reddit.com", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);

answered Apr 29 '17 at 22:36

ΦXocę 웃 Пepeúpa ツ

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Thank you! but when i tried to compile it, I am getting a bunch of conflict errors from cygnus directory and there is no exec file being generated. – AynonT Apr 29 '17 at 22:52

getting a "parse error before ','" on line 7

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