Open app from within delphi 2

[Jonah86]

Is there any real way to open another Delphi App from within a delphi app? I have a bunch of apps written and I'd rather have one central app for the user to execute and then chose what they need to do from within that.

 

[towerbase]

This is quite easy to do.

Add ShellApi to your uses list.

Call your Delphi App (or any other executable file or file that has an application associated with it) by using

  ShellExecute(0, 'Open', PChar(App), PChar(''), PChar(''), SW_Hide);

where App is the name of the file or the application that you want to execute.

Andrew
Hampshire, UK

 

[Jonah86]

Once again, you come through for me. Thanks again!

 

[Stretchwickster]

Andrew,

It might be worth adding your answer to the FAQ section, as this is a question which is always being asked!

Clive

Clive
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[towerbase]

Will do.

Andrew
Hampshire, UK