What kind of project?

[lespaul]

What kind of new project should I select if I have an application that is only called by another application? I don't need any forms and the program only needs to run when it is called from the other program?

I need to be able to capture the parameters that the other program is passing, print a letter based on those parameters and that's it!

I've been looking at the Console and Service applications, but I'm not sure that's what I need.

Thanks!

Leslie

 

[Glenn9999]

If the newer Delphis work the same as the old ones, all you would need is a regular app and to modify the DPR to handle the parameter passing, if you want the app locked into only accepting a certain # of parameters.

Say if you want the app to run only if one parameter is given:

if Paramcount <> 1 then
  begin
    Application.Initialize;
    Application.Title := 'Batch Patcher';
    Application.CreateForm(Tbatgui, batgui);
    Application.CreateForm(TAboutFrm, AboutFrm);
    Application.Run;
  end
else
  { message box, error code, etc }
;

Then when it comes time to need the parameter anywhere in your program:

myfilename := UpperCase(paramstr(1));

paramstr(0) is the full pathname to your app.
Paramstr(1-9) is each parm in order.
Use UpperCase() if you don't want case to matter in how the parm is presented in the program.

 

[lespaul]

Ok, that's what I've done, I was thinking that there might be a better/different way....but I guess not.

Thanks for the input!

Les