Executing another program

Question

hello i wonder how to start another program using terms ... something like
int a
cout<<"choose your program
1 for chrome
2 for vlc player"<< endl;
cin <<a<<
if (a=1) system(path to chrome)
if (a=2) system(path to vlc)

i am kinda new to c++ so i will be gratefull for any help thanks

Answer 1

maybe use system("start example.exe")

Answer 2

(start example.exe) is working with chrome but not with vlc