Hi,

I'd like to execute an old DOS program, with arguments, from my Delphi apps
to perform a file conversion. The dos command would look like:

C:\>C:\foobar\yahoo.exe c:\foo\file1 c:\bar\file2

Can anyone tell me how to do this? And to go one step further, make the
program console window disappear when it's done.

Many Thanks,

Dave Inskeep
sk...@gwis.com

Maybe someone could help you if they knew which version of Delphi you
are using.

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Hi,

This is an update to my question, I'm using Delphi 2.0 on Windows 95. Sorry
for leaving out the important info!

tia,
Dave Inskeep

Use ShellExecute performed on the shortcut. That shortcut must have set "Close
on Exit". In NT you would execute executable directly.

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In article <skeep-ya02408000R2007971227260...@news.gwis.com> sk...@gwis.NOSPAM.com (Dave Inskeep) writes:
.>From: sk...@gwis.NOSPAM.com (Dave Inskeep)
.>Subject: Re: Executing a DOS program from a Delphi App
.>Date: 20 Jul 1997 16:24:09 GMT
.
.>Hi,
.
.>This is an update to my question, I'm using Delphi 2.0 on Windows 95. Sorry
.>for leaving out the important info!
.
.>tia,
.>Dave Inskeep
.
.>> Hi,
.>>
.>> I'd like to execute an old DOS program, with arguments, from my Delphi apps
.>> to perform a file conversion. The dos command would look like:
.>>
.>> C:\>C:\foobar\yahoo.exe c:\foo\file1 c:\bar\file2
.>>
.>> Can anyone tell me how to do this? And to go one step further, make the
.>> program console window disappear when it's done.
.>>
.>> Many Thanks,
.>>
.>> Dave Inskeep
.>> sk...@gwis.com
*** I'd imagine it works the same way in D2/Win95 as it did in the older
versions, try:

uses Winprocs;

begin
  WinExec ('C:\foobar\yahoo.exe c:\foo\file1 c:\bar\file2', SW_SHOWNORMAL);
end.