It is the ExitCode you need to test for. GetExitCodeProcess(ProcessInfo.hProcess,ExitCode);
You can test ExitCode = Still_Active if you wish to wait in a loop until the process finishes. Ross. -----Original Message----- From: delphi-boun...@elists.org [mailto:delphi-boun...@elists.org] On Behalf Of John Dammeyer Sent: Friday, 9 October 2009 8:58 p.m. To: 'Borland's Delphi Discussion List' Subject: Captures information from a ShellExecute Hi, I'm launching a windows command line PIC programmer as follows: res := ShellExecute(Self.Handle, nil, 'pk2cmd.exe', '/PPIC18F2680 /FTricolourNode.hex /M /A5.00', 'C:\Firmware', SW_SHOWNORMAL); The shell executes and returns immediately as it probably should. The Command Line window stays open until the pktcmd.exe finishes. Once the pk2cmd.exe finishes it closes the window immediately. If it's failed to program th PIC microntroller I don't see the information before the window closes. If I use CreateProcess I can then hang around until the app is done but then it's the same issue. The Command Window closes when the app closes and I can't seem to catch an error code from the pk2cmd.exe as outlined below: 11. Return Codes -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Value Code Notes ----- ---- ----- 0 OPSUCCESS Returned if all selected operations complete successfully. 5 VOLTAGE_ERROR A Vdd and/or Vpp voltage error was detected. This could be due to PICkit 2 being improperly connected to a part, incorrect part selection, or interference from other circuitry on the target board. ... 39 AUTODETECT_FAILED A part autodetect operation failed to find a known part. Is there a way to lauch a window and capture the return code of the application as opposed to the success or failure of launching the command line window? GetLastError just returns 0. I've tried >>results.txt with no luck to try and catch the text output. Googling on this subject seems to always refer to the Windows Error Code which GetLastError would return. Thanks John Automation Artisans Inc. http://www.autoartisans.com/ELS/ Ph. 1 250 544 4950 _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list -> Delphi@elists.org http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list -> Delphi@elists.org http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi
