Controlling DOS Window

[gforrest]

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How does one control a DOS Window after it has been opened via Delphi?<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I want to open a Window and start a batch file in one step without the user having to start the batch file.&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm using a utility called TExecute to start cmd.exe in Windows NT.&nbsp;&nbsp;As soon as the DOS Window is opened focus passes back to my Delphi application.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks.

 

[Guest_imported]

You can open a DOS window by AllocConsole, look into the Win32.hlp help file for more info (especially its group of functions)...<br>If you're trying to open an external Batch file, look up ShellExecuteEx<br>and have a look at the SW_* values, there should be a value to give the new DOS box focus