Execute and Run Applications and Files by Delphi Code

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SHELL EXECUTE

To launch an application or execute a file in Win32 environment we will use the ShellExecute Windows API function. Check out the help on ShellExecute for ​​a full description of parameters and error codes returned. As you will see we can open any type of document from our program without knowing which program is associated with it (this link is defined in the Windows Registry).

 Let's see some shell action! Be sure to add ShellApi to your Unit's uses clause.

Run Notepad

 uses ShellApi;
 ...
 ShellExecute(Handle, 'open', 'c:\Windows\notepad.exe', nil, nil, SW_SHOWNORMAL) ;

Open SomeText.txt with Notepad

ShellExecute(Handle,'open', 'c:\windows\notepad.exe','c:\SomeText.txt', nil, SW_SHOWNORMAL) ;

Display the contents of the "DelphiDownload" folder

ShellExecute(Handle,'open', 'c:\DelphiDownload', nil, nil, SW_SHOWNORMAL) ; 

Execute a file according to its extension.

ShellExecute(Handle, 'open', 'c:\MyDocuments\Letter.doc',nil,nil,SW_SHOWNORMAL) ;

Open web site or a *.htm file with the default web explorer

ShellExecute(Handle, 'open', 'http://delphi.about.com',nil,nil, SW_SHOWNORMAL) ;

Here's how to Open a Web Browser in a new window
Send an e-mail with the subject and the message body

var em_subject, em_body, em_mail : string;
 begin
   em_subject := 'This is the subject line';
   em_body := 'Message body text goes here';
 
   em_mail := 'mailto:delphi@aboutguide.com?subject=' +
     em_subject + '&body=' + em_body ;
 
   ShellExecute(Handle,'open',
     PChar(em_mail), nil, nil, SW_SHOWNORMAL) ;
 end; 

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Execute a program and wait until it has finished. The following example uses the ShellExecuteEx API function.

// Execute the Windows Calculator and pop up
 // a message when the Calc is terminated.
 uses ShellApi;
 ...
 var
    SEInfo: TShellExecuteInfo;
    ExitCode: DWORD;
    ExecuteFile, ParamString, StartInString: string;
 begin
    ExecuteFile:='c:\Windows\Calc.exe';
 
    FillChar(SEInfo, SizeOf(SEInfo), 0) ;
    SEInfo.cbSize := SizeOf(TShellExecuteInfo) ;
    with SEInfo do begin
      fMask := SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS;
      Wnd := Application.Handle;
      lpFile := PChar(ExecuteFile) ;
 {
 ParamString can contain the
 application parameters.
 }
 // lpParameters := PChar(ParamString) ;
 {
 StartInString specifies the
 name of the working directory.
 If ommited, the current directory is used.
 }
 // lpDirectory := PChar(StartInString) ;
      nShow := SW_SHOWNORMAL;
    end;
    if ShellExecuteEx(@SEInfo) then begin
      repeat
        Application.ProcessMessages;
        GetExitCodeProcess(SEInfo.hProcess, ExitCode) ;
      until (ExitCode <> STILL_ACTIVE) or
 	 Application.Terminated;
      ShowMessage('Calculator terminated') ;
    end
    else ShowMessage('Error starting Calc!') ;
 end; 

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