Re: I need to pass a command to DOS

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From: Jens Geyer
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 16:44

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> I need to pass a command to DOS, but I cannot find the way to do it.
> I am currently using Delphi 5

Wrong group? Anyway:

   shellexecute( 0, 'open', 'command.com',
		'/c yourcommand', 'c:\temp', SW_SHOW);

should do it.

BTW, the name of the used command.com can be retrieved from the COMSPEC 
envioronment variable, command.com still works under NT and 2000.

HTH
JensG

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