Run another .exe and end current

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duquette

(Posted 2008) [#1]

How can I execute another .exe file from current application, then end the current application.

I've tried this:

proc = TProcess.Create("warning2.exe", 0)
end

But the "end" command seems to close the warning2.exe as well as the current application, I only want to end the current application and have warning2.exe run.

Arowx

(Posted 2008) [#2]

I think that the child process that was launched is attached to the parent!

You can probably wait for the child process to complete before ending the parent process?

GfK	(Posted 2008) [#3]

Try OpenURL().

dmaz	(Posted 2008) [#4]

what about system_() (I didn't test it though)

SebHoll

(Posted 2008) [#5]

what about system_() (I didn't test it though)

Unlike OpenURL(), system_() is blocking (the caling program will hang until the new process has terminated) and so isn't really inline with duquette's requirements.

Grey Alien

(Posted 2008) [#6]

I ran across this issue a long time ago. In the end I made a helper app that I spawn which loads the second app so that I can shut the first one down. There's probably a more sensible way to do it.