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NothingToShow · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:18 pm Post subject: [Delphi] A question

Hey.
I want my delphi program to run a .exe file from Programs and Files.
But since theres a lot different Programs and files folders, like Programmer (in my case).
Is there some code thats made for Programs and Files?
I hope you understand what I mean.

Blader · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:28 pm Post subject:

Programs and file or Program Files?
All you have to do is load the exe, I don't think you will have the same name for an exe (or is the problem it takes to long to find it?)

NothingToShow · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject:

Well, Im gonna make a launcher for WoW.
So it has to go to C:\Programs and Files\World of Warcraft\.
But theres different folders, in my case its.
C:\Programmer\World of Warcraft\.

appalsap · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:33 pm Post subject:

do a recursive search for WoW.exe on all drives

NothingToShow · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject:

Blader · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject:

How bout you use common dialog to let the user choose the exe?

atom0s · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject:

World Of Warcraft is an installed game which usually leads to having install paths and such stored in the registry (at the same location for everyone) that will point to the path of the game. You could try using that instead.

NothingToShow · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject:

Please explain some more Smile

Ive just come from VB6 to Delphi. Heh

Blader · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:44 pm Post subject:

Or you can make a document (text document) and have them put in a url and just load it, although it will look awkward Rolling Eyes

I can help you do common dialog with vb6, not delphi though

NothingToShow · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject:

That could be an idea Smile

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Blader · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject:

If your project has an installer to it, you could have the user specify the path of their installed WoW, and then have it save in a file for later use (such as loading the game, and it could be edited easily with notepad if the user changed directories)

atom0s · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject:

Blader · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject:

Hehe
It's easier then looking inside the registry o.o

samuri25404 · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:43 pm Post subject:

Or, make it a Dynamic launcher:

Give it three forms:

Main,
Config,
Launcher

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Main - contains buttons to pop up the Config, and the Launcher; this runs on startup

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Config - from here, the user specifies which programs he/she wants to run, and the respective directories; the Config will write these out to an INI file:

rapion124 · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:13 pm Post subject:

Add 'Registry' to your uses list. Use the system registry to find where the file is installed. Or, you can use an open dialog and let the user search for the file. Then, add ShellAPI to your uses list. Use ShellExecute() to start the program using SW_SHOW as the last flag.