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Executing DOS commands

Hi!

How can I execute a DOS command in Delphi, and get the results from it put into a memo?

ie. I want to execute a DIR command with some switches, and have the output from the DIR put into a memo. Also, I will need to use the rename command, although if I can get the file name from the DIR, then I can do this programmatically in Delphi!

I'm using Delphi 6 Enterprise... Thanks for your help...

mdavis1982

Richard Quadling

There are several ways.

1 - You could try using ShellExecute to run the command CMD.EXE or COMAMND.COM with the paramater of "/cDIR directory > LOG.TXT"

2 - You could create a batch file containing all the code you want WITH the redirection to a text file already done and then ShellExecute that batch file.

Once you've got the output file, you can load it into your memo.

3 - You could use something like the code that is available at ...

http://www.delphifreestuff.com/examples/redir.html

This code still stores the output into a file, but you could probably modify it to feed your memo instead.

I don't know if this code is D6 compatible, but it is a start point maybe.

Regards,

Richard Quadling.

craig_capel

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Craig C.

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Thanks! That's great! Oh, and here's 20 extra points for answering my question! #:o)

Matt