With BPW 7.0, how to Exec another program?

Peter Rooney

Delphi Developer

Tue, 01 Apr 2003 13:10:33 GMT

With BPW 7.0, how to Exec another program?

The function Exec is available from within a DOS-compiled .PAS-program,
for example:
exec('c:\myprog.exe', params);
But Exec is defined only for Real and Protected compiles. How do
you do this with Windows?

Sebastian Koppeh

Delphi Developer

Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT

Re:With BPW 7.0, how to Exec another program?

Hi,

Quote

Peter Rooney wrote:
> The function Exec is available from within a DOS-compiled .PAS-program,
> for example:
> exec('c:\myprog.exe', params);
> But Exec is defined only for Real and Protected compiles. How do
> you do this with Windows?

From the Windows unit: LoadModule or WinExec.

- Sebastian

Seiberdraga

Delphi Developer

Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT

Re:With BPW 7.0, how to Exec another program?

"Peter Rooney" <magne...@ix.netcom.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:8s65gu$aco$1@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net...

Quote

> The function Exec is available from within a DOS-compiled .PAS-program,
> for example:
> exec('c:\myprog.exe', params);
> But Exec is defined only for Real and Protected compiles. How do
> you do this with Windows?

In windows, you have the problem of whether or not wait until the program
you called has exit. So there are _two_ Win16 functions:

WinExec
and
WinExecWait

(in 32-Bit environments, you would use CreateProcess, but it is not defined
in Win16).

For further reference, look at the online help for WinExec, WinExecWait and
the SW_XXX constants (for hiding, maximizing etc. the new program window).

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Dr John Stockto

Delphi Developer

Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT

Re:With BPW 7.0, how to Exec another program?

JRS: In article <8s65gu$ac...@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net> of Fri, 13 Oct
2000 01:10:33 seen in news:comp.lang.pascal.borland, Peter Rooney

Quote

<magne...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>The function Exec is available from within a DOS-compiled .PAS-program,
>for example:
> exec('c:\myprog.exe', params);
>But Exec is defined only for Real and Protected compiles. How do
>you do this with Windows?

Have you considered the online Help for WinExec?

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