Launch MSInfo32.exe from VCL.NET Application

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#28

Author: Borland Newsgroups
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 04:00

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Does anyone out there know how I can launch msinfo32.exe from a VCL.NET 
application?  Apparently ShellExecute from the Win32 world does not exist 
(or I can't find it) and so far MSDN is not very helpful.

Thanks,
Ted

Re: Launch MSInfo32.exe from VCL.NET Application

#29

Author: Peter Below (TeamB)
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:43

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In article <4383e944$1@newsgroups.borland.com>, Borland Newsgroups wrote:
> Does anyone out there know how I can launch msinfo32.exe from a VCL.NET 
> application?  Apparently ShellExecute from the Win32 world does not exist 
> (or I can't find it) and so far MSDN is not very helpful.

There is a Process class in the system.diagnostics namespace that can be 
used to start an external process. 


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Re: Launch MSInfo32.exe from VCL.NET Application

#30

Author: Theodore W. Dennis
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 05:12

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Thanks Peter.  I once again scanned MSDN and read up on this namespace and 
came up with the following solution:
procedure TfrmAbout.btnSystemInfoClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Process.Start('C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft 
Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe');
end;

I also included a "uses" reference to System.Diagnostics. Sweet!

"Peter Below (TeamB)" <100113.1101@compuXXserve.com> wrote in message 
news:VA.0000c2f2.0085609a@nomail.please...
> In article <4383e944$1@newsgroups.borland.com>, Borland Newsgroups wrote:
>> Does anyone out there know how I can launch msinfo32.exe from a VCL.NET
>> application?  Apparently ShellExecute from the Win32 world does not exist
>> (or I can't find it) and so far MSDN is not very helpful.
>
> There is a Process class in the system.diagnostics namespace that can be
> used to start an external process.
>
>
> --
> Peter Below (TeamB)
> Use the newsgroup archives :
> http://www.mers.com/searchsite.html
> http://www.tamaracka.com/search.htm
> http://groups.google.com
> http://www.prolix.be
>
>

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