First attempt, does not wait for child process

.gitignore

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+*.exe
+*.o

fakew3.c

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+#include <windows.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define MAX_SIZE 1024
+
+/**
+* Used to wrap around GameRanger restrictions, to run Warcraft III in windowed mode.
+* Currently GameRanger requres a file named War3x.mpq to be present in the folder to allow it to be selected as Warcraft III: Frozen Throne
+*
+* Attempt to read configFile. If file is missing or there is an error reading it. Attempt to use default W3 location.
+*
+* The configuration file only has the command line to execute. Example:
+* "D:\Warcraft III\Frozen Throne.exe" -window
+*
+* Remember to wrap the path with quotes.
+*/
+
+int launchGame( const char commandLine[] ) {
+    switch( WinExec( commandLine, SW_SHOWDEFAULT ) ) {
+        case 0:
+            fprintf( stderr, "The system is out of memory or resources\r\n" );
+            return -1;
+        case ERROR_BAD_FORMAT:
+            fprintf( stderr, "The .exe file is invalid\r\n" );
+            return -1;
+        case ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
+            fprintf( stderr, "The specified file was not found\r\n" );
+            return -1;
+        case ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND:
+            fprintf( stderr, "The specified path was not found\r\n" );
+            return -1;
+        default:
+            return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+int main ( ) {
+    const char defaultCommandLine[] = "\"C:\\Program Files ( x86)\\Warcraft III\\Frozen Throne.exe\" -window";
+    const char configFileName[] = "fakew3.txt";
+    char commandLine[MAX_SIZE];
+    FILE * configFile = fopen( configFileName, "r" );
+
+    if( configFile == NULL ) {
+        return launchGame( defaultCommandLine );
+    } else if( fgets( commandLine, MAX_SIZE, configFile ) == NULL ) {
+        printf( "Error reading configuration file %s, using default %s\r\n", configFileName, defaultCommandLine );
+        fclose( configFile );
+        return launchGame( defaultCommandLine );
+    } else {
+        printf( commandLine );
+        printf( "\r\n" );
+        fclose( configFile );
+        return launchGame( commandLine );
+    }
+}

fakew3.txt

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+"C:\Program Files (x86)\Warcraft III\Frozen Throne.exe" -window