Bypassing FormShow(Sender: TObject) Event

I think you have two different issues.

You can disable the call to the FormShow event by setting OnFormShow to nil:
  OnFormShow:=nil;

If you do that in FormCreate, then the FormShow event you've defined will not be called.

But, that does not stop the form from being shown. Depending on the type of form, and how it's being called, you might be able to set visible to false. Is this the main form?

it is the main form, but when I use Application.ShowMainForm:=false; in the Formcreate procedure, it still runs the FormShow procedure.

Code:

procedure TfrmMain.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  if (paramstr( 7 ) = '') then
      begin
      Messagedlg('Please select a valid number.', mtError,[mbOK],0 );
      Application.Terminate;
      Application.ShowMainForm:=false;
      Application.ProcessMessages;
      Exit;
      end;

Still goes into Formshow.

why not place your check into the project-source like

...
  Application.Initialize;
  if (paramstr( 7 ) <> '') then
  begin
      Messagedlg('Please select a valid number.', mtError,[mbOK],0 );
     Application.CreateForm(TForm1, Form1);
     Application.Run;
  end;
...

just from head

meikl ;-)

The problem may be elsewhere...I tried your code and it works as expected here. The dialog pops up, and then the application ends. I also found I didn't need the "processmessages" call.

Thanks for the comments. I also suspect that the problem could be elsewhere. kretzschmar , I tried your solution and it worked 100%.

>I tried your solution and it worked 100%.
well, nice to read :-))

if you come to the grading i recommend to split the points between me and
LRHGuy, because his suggestions should be also work.

in case, if you find the problem, so that LRHGuy suggestion will work,
and u use it also, then LRHGuy deserves all points, of course

meikl ;-)

I have used this in the project unit.  If a parameter is sent the form does not display.

If paramcount <> 0 then  Application.CreateForm(TForm1, Form1);

If a parameter is sent I then process them inside the formcreate event.

If you need to read values off of the form then the form will have to be visible.  I have set the width and height for the form to 0 and placed the form in the top left coner of the screen.  It will flash in the top corner as it processes it's data before closing.  I found this better than having the form pop-up in the middle before closing.

Randy

>> >I tried your solution and it worked 100%.
:))

declare a public variable in your main form (example - gboolOK: boolean;)
in the form create event set this variable to True or False.

in the dpr:

  Application.Initialize;
  Application.CreateForm(TForm1, Form1);
  if Form1.gboolOK then
    Application.Run
  else
    Form1.Free;

but maybe you have already done something like that ...

please forget my last post .. i must be tired (i didn't see that you are checking a parameter value ...)