Calling Programs

[MinalMaurice]

The last lot of help I had was great.

One more request.

How do I start a .exe file from within Delphi, and can I link to it?

 

[LucieLastic]

hi

I use CreateProcess for this purpose, not the easiest to use. Try searching this forum for CreateProcess threads.

When you say 'link to it', what do you mean exactly?

lou

 

[Pietjeparasietje]

Here's an example of how to run excel and open a file:

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
// uses ShellApi
var executablefilenameS : string;
var parameterfilenameS : string;
begin
 executablefilenameS := 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10
\excel.exe';
 parameterfilenameS := 'myexcelfilename.xls';
 ShellExecute( 0, 'open', PChar( executablefilenameS ), PChar( 
parameterfilenameS ), nil, SW_SHOW );
end;

Peter

 

[sggaunt]

Or if you are new, Borland provide a libary of useful file routines one of which is ExecuteFile('filename','params','dir',showlevel);
this can be found in the Delphi/Demos/doc/filemanex folder, you dont need to cast anything to pchars to use it just include FmxUtils.pas in your project and FmxUtils in your 'uses' clause.


Steve: Delphi a feersum engin indeed.

 

[towerbase]

Have you looked at faq102-5462 ?

Andrew
Hampshire, UK