Tryin to run an executable from a click of a pushbutton

Khush20

Hi there, I am new to QT Creator, I am currently trying to run an executable file with a click of a button, what keeps happening is that it runs the executable but only on the application output tab and not independently outside of QT, how do I make sure that it runs by itself?

void MainWindow::on_pushButton_3_clicked()
{

QString botDirectory = QDir::currentPath() + "/BOTS";
QString botFolderPath = botDirectory + "/" + selectedBot;
QDir botDir(botFolderPath);
QStringList exeFiles = botDir.entryList(QStringList() << "*.exe", QDir::Files);

if (exeFiles.isEmpty()) {
    QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("No executable found in the bot folder."));
    return;
}

QString botExecutablePath = botFolderPath + "/" + exeFiles.first();
QString machineIDPath = botFolderPath + "/MachineID.txt";

// Debug: Print paths
qDebug() << "Bot Folder Path: " << botFolderPath;
qDebug() << "Bot Executable Path: " << botExecutablePath;
qDebug() << "MachineID Path: " << machineIDPath;

if (!QFile::exists(machineIDPath)) {
    qDebug() << "MachineID.txt file does not exist.";
    QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("MachineID.txt file not found in the bot folder."));
    return;
}

qDebug() << "Attempting to start bot executable:" << botExecutablePath;

// Start the process detached
qint64 pid;
bool success = QProcess::startDetached(botExecutablePath, QStringList(), botFolderPath, &pid);

if (!success) {
    // Handle error if the process did not start
    QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("Failed to start the executable."));
} else {
    // Handle success if the process started
    qDebug() << "Executable started:" << botExecutablePath;
}

}

^ This is my code, the executable itself runs properly from File Explorer, and the paths are configured properly all I need is for it to run on its own, any help?

SGaist

Hi and welcome to devnet,

What exactly are you seeing ?
Is it a command line application ?
What do you mean by "only on the application output" ?