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uploaded_on : Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 1998
modified_on : Wed Dec 8 14:03:19 1999
title : WinExec and wait
org_filename : winexecandwait32.txt
author : Pat Richey
authoremail :
description : Launch 32-Bit application and wait for termination
keywords :
tested : not tested yet
submitted_by : Mike Orriss
submitted_by_email : mjo@3kcc.co.uk
uploaded_by : nobody
modified_by : nobody
owner : nobody
lang : plain
file-type : text/plain
category : delphi-system32bit
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function WinExecAndWait32(FileName:String; Visibility : integer):integer;
var
zAppName:array[0..512] of char;
zCurDir:array[0..255] of char;
WorkDir:String;
StartupInfo:TStartupInfo;
ProcessInfo:TProcessInformation;
begin
StrPCopy(zAppName,FileName);
GetDir(0,WorkDir);
StrPCopy(zCurDir,WorkDir);
FillChar(StartupInfo,Sizeof(StartupInfo),#0);
StartupInfo.cb := Sizeof(StartupInfo);
StartupInfo.dwFlags := STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW;
StartupInfo.wShowWindow := Visibility;
if not CreateProcess(nil,
zAppName, { pointer to command line string }
nil, { pointer to process security attributes
}
nil, { pointer to thread security attributes }
false, { handle inheritance flag }
CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE or { creation flags }
NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS,
nil, { pointer to new environment block }
nil, { pointer to current directory name }
StartupInfo, { pointer to STARTUPINFO }
ProcessInfo) then Result := -1 { pointer to PROCESS_INF }
else
begin
WaitforSingleObject(ProcessInfo.hProcess,INFINITE);
GetExitCodeProcess(ProcessInfo.hProcess,Result);
end;
end;
- Pat Ritchey
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