Execute file?
lazarus / 1-Linux

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orktes · 2005-03-06 13:29

What command should I use to execute an external program with
commandline parameters?

In Delphi it was
ShellExecute(Handle, 'open', PChar(file), PChar(cmd), nil, SW_SHOW);.

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Almindor · 2005-03-06 23:04

Shellexecute should work, altho TBH I never used it(try locating it's
unit you probably need it in the uses section)
You can also use a TProcess:

uses Process;

var Proc: TProcess;
begin
  Proc:=TProcess.Create(nil);
  Proc.CommandLine:='whatever';
  Proc.Execute;
  Proc.Free;
end;

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Marc · 2005-03-07 13:18

Where TProcess in platform independent (and ShellExecute not)

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Anonymous · 2005-03-13 13:13

Wooohooo THANKS!!

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Lightning · 2005-03-15 20:26

I used ShellExecute too and didn't get into trouble, others use
ShellExecute on win and shell on *nix
I think anyone uses what he thinks is nicer, i think a function is
nicer than a component to run a process.