Haha, no problem :) Chris
> -----Original Message----- > From: vss [mailto:vss@;vss.co.nz] > Sent: Monday, 11 November 2002 4:41 p.m. > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > Subject: RE: RE: [DUG]: Execute and wait > > > sorry chris I take that back...it does...I should have just > pressed teh > right button :) > > Jeremy > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Chris Milham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:59:07 +1300 > Subject: RE: RE: [DUG]: Execute and wait > > > Hmm.. I don't know where those "3D"s came from :/ > > Just remove them all and you should be fine. Make sure you are using > > the = > > windows unit. > > > > Chris > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: vss [mailto:vss@;vss.co.nz] > > > Sent: Monday, 11 November 2002 3:44 p.m. > > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > > > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Execute and wait > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > Hi Chris. I tried your code, but it failed here > > >=20 > > > cb :=3D3D SizeOf(TStartupInfo); > > >=20 > > > Jeremy > > >=20 > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: "Chris Milham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:13:44 +1300 > > > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Execute and wait > > >=20 > > > > Try this one. I have just wrapped a version of=20 > > > "WinExecAndWait32". This > > > > =3D > > > > one DEFINITELY waits correctly. > > > > HTH > > > >=20 > > > > Chris > > > >=20 > > > > procedure ExecuteProgram(sPath: string; bWait: Boolean); > > > > function WinExecAndWait32(Path: PChar; Visibility: Word; > > > > Timeout: DWORD): integer; > > > > var > > > > WaitResult: integer; > > > > StartupInfo: TStartupInfo; > > > > ProcessInfo: TProcessInformation; > > > > begin > > > > FillChar(StartupInfo, SizeOf(TStartupInfo), 0); > > > > with StartupInfo do > > > > begin > > > > cb :=3D3D SizeOf(TStartupInfo); > > > > dwFlags :=3D3D STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW or > > STARTF_FORCEONFEEDBACK; > > > > { you could pass sw_show or sw_hide as parameter: } > > > > wShowWindow :=3D3D visibility; > > > > end; > > > > if CreateProcess(nil, path, nil, nil, False, > > > > NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS, nil, nil, > > > > StartupInfo, ProcessInfo) then > > > > begin > > > > WaitResult :=3D3D > WaitForSingleObject(ProcessInfo.hProcess, = > > =3D > > > > timeout); > > > > { timeout is in miliseconds or INFINITE if > > > > you want to wait forever } > > > > result :=3D3D WaitResult; > > > > end > > > > else > > > > { error occurs during CreateProcess see help for details } > > > > result :=3D3D GetLastError; > > > > end; > > > > begin > > > > SetCurrentDir(ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName)); {Set=20 > > > this so =3D > > > > relative paths will work} > > > > if not FileExists(sPath) then begin > > > > DlgError('Unable to run "' + sPath + '"'+NL+'The=20 > > > program cannot be > > > > =3D > > > > found.'); > > > > end else begin > > > > if bWait then begin > > > > WinExecAndWait32(PChar(sPath), SW_SHOW, INFINITE); > > > > end else begin > > > > WinExecAndWait32(PChar(sPath), SW_SHOW, 0); > > > > end; > > > > end; > > > > end; > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: vss [mailto:vss@;vss.co.nz] > > > > > Sent: Monday, 11 November 2002 3:08 p.m. > > > > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > > > > > Subject: [DUG]: Execute and wait > > > > >=3D20 > > > > >=3D20 > > > > > Hi All. > > > > > I have a bit of code that does an execute and waits > for the app. > > > > to=3D20 > > > > > close. > > > > > What I want to do is execute a game and know when its=3D20 > > > > > finished, BUT when=3D20 > > > > > I use my code, it starts to execute the app, but then it=20 > > > stops and=3D20 > > > > > returns an error code of zero which means its > finished...BUT it > > > > never=3D20 > > > > > started. > > > > > This is teh code I use. anyone got anything better? > > > > >=3D20 > > > > > Jeremy > > > > >=3D20 > > > > >=3D20 > > > > > function TfrmMain.WinExecAndWait32(Path: PChar;=20 > > > Visibility: Word):=3D20 > > > > > integer; > > > > > var Msg: TMsg; > > > > > lpExitCode: cardinal; > > > > > StartupInfo: TStartupInfo; > > > > > ProcessInfo: TProcessInformation; > > > > > begin > > > > > FillChar(StartupInfo, SizeOf(TStartupInfo), 0); > > > > > with StartupInfo do > > > > > begin > > > > > cb :=3D3D SizeOf(TStartupInfo); > > > > > dwFlags :=3D3D STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW or > > STARTF_FORCEONFEEDBACK; > > > > > wShowWindow :=3D3D visibility; {you could pass sw_show=20 > > > or sw_hide > > > > as =3D > > > >=20 > > > > > parameter} > > > > > end; > > > > >=3D20 > > > > > if CreateProcess(nil, path, nil, nil, False, > > > > NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS,=3D20 > > > > > nil, nil, StartupInfo, > > > > > ProcessInfo) then > > > > > begin > > > > > repeat > > > > > while PeekMessage(Msg, 0, 0, 0, pm_Remove) do > > > > > begin > > > > > if Msg.Message =3D3D wm_Quit then Halt(Msg.WParam); > > > > > TranslateMessage(Msg); > > > > > DispatchMessage(Msg); > > > > > end; > > > > > GetExitCodeProcess(ProcessInfo.hProcess,lpExitCode); > > > > > until lpExitCode <> Still_Active; > > > > >=3D20 > > > > > with ProcessInfo do {not sure this is necessary > but seen=3D20 > > > > > in in some=3D20 > > > > > code elsewhere} > > > > > begin > > > > > CloseHandle(hThread); > > > > > CloseHandle(hProcess); > > > > > end; > > > > > Result :=3D3D 0; {success} > > > > > end else Result :=3D3D GetLastError; > > > > > end; > > > > >=3D20 > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > ------------- > > > > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List -=3D20 > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > > > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]=3D20 > > > > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > > > > Web Archive at:=20 > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > > > >=3D20 > > > >=20 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --------- > > > > ---- > > > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List -=20 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]=20 > > > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > > > Web Archive at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > >=20 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------- > > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List -=20 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]=20 > > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > > Web Archive at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > >=20 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > ---- > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------- > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
