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Thank you, it's working with the ShellExecute, but if I'm calling the second program with this function FAQ102-6048: I cant read the parameters (which are which file to open and which PATH) Any help would be appreciated

Does this code exist in Delphi as well?

Thank you for the fast reply but this function does not search the subfolders I still need to know where to look for it and for every version of office it's been installed in different directory.

Hi Does anyone know how can I find if Microsoft office installed in the computer and if yes where can I find it's PATH? I need it so I could execute the Excel.exe for example. Any help would be appreciated

I have 2 Delphi programs, I wrote them both. Now, the first program calls the second one and tells it to do something (like push a certain button or read a string). I don't have a problem to open the second program (with ShellExecute) and of I did it correct send it parameters. The problem is...

I'm asking about the loaded program. When it starts, how can I tell it has been started from the first program by ShellExecute command (and not by double click on the exe file), and how to receive the parameters that ShellExecute pass (as shown at the sample)

Hi I have 2 programs which one opens the other with ShellExecute command. For example procedure Tform1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); begin ShellExecute(0, 'open', PChar(ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName)+'SecondProgram.exe'), Pchar('Parameters to pass'), Pchar('Directory to pass')...

This exactly what I wanted and even more Thank you very much, it works great.

Hi I have an external program which I run with a batch file from my program. While the installation of the external program it has been added to the "PATH" I would like to know how I could I read the PATH so I could tell if the program has been installed or not and give a warning if needed...

Hi I'm using the WinExec command PCommand := PChar(Command); WinExec(PCommand,SW_HIDE); and when the program is running under "Windows 98" every time I use it, it stays open and can be close only by close program session (ctrl + alt + Delete) so my questions are...

Hi Andrew Well the thing I'm trying to do is to make an Editor window for C programming, and I would like that words like "if" and "while" and so long will be bold or in different color.

Thank you Towerbase, that was very helpful. But do you have an elegant way to change a specific word's color in a given text?

Hi Does somebody know how to draw characters in different colors at RichEdit?

Thank you towerbase for your help. Eventually I haven't used your suggestion, I've found out that the print dialog makes problems only when it been place at fsMDI child or form so I shift it to new normal form and called it from there. But anyway thanks for your help Elad

To open that particular form and most of it do not show the error message