Run and then close an external application from my application.

[AtcBrambo]

Hi. It may look my question is already in the FAQ. But it is not.
I need to open (i.e.) a pdf file.
I would use (Ctrl C Ctrl V from FAQ)

iHandle:=ShellExecute(0, 'Open', PChar('c:\ADoc.pdf'), PChar(''), PChar(''), SW_Hide);
The returned value "is said" to be the handle.
If so, I would then use
PostMessage( iHandle, WM_CLOSE, 0 , 0);
But it doesn't work.

Instead, if I use PostMessage( Form1.Handle , WM_CLOSE, 0 , 0);
it works perfectly.

Do you have suggestions ?

Thanks in advance.
Giovanni
Italy.

 

[whosrdaddy]

you can embed the pdf file into your application.
Use a TOLEContainer in a form.

/Daddy

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[AtcBrambo]

No. This was an example. The user may need to have a preview with tens of different files!!!
That's why I need to ave control over previews!!!