Syntax
Execute( Path:String, Params:String [optional] )
Parameters
Path:String
string that specifies the file to execute. File can be executable file or some document.
Params:String [optional]
string that specifies the parameters to be passed to the application.
Return value
If file exists function returns 1, otherwise function returns 0.
Remarks
Function does not wait, before application will be closed.
Examples
open textfile
Execute('D:\SomeText.txt');
open notepad.exe
Execute('C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe');
open file ‘D:\SomeText.txt’ in notepad
Execute('C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe','D:\SomeText.txt');
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Reference
ShellExecute function
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Syntax
ListItem( List:String, Index:String )
Parameters
List:String
String, that contains comma separated handles. You can get this string as result of function FindWindows.
Index:String
Index of item in string.
Return value
Return the item located at the specified Index within List. If Index parameter is less than zero or greater than number of items in the string you get an exception. To obtain the number of items in string use function ListSize.
Example
s:='1,2,3';
a:=ListItem(s,0);
MsgBox(a);
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Syntax
ListSize( List:String )
Parameters
List:String –
String, that contains comma separated handles. You can get this string as result of function FindWindows.
Return Value
Returns number of items in string. E.g. ListSize(‘5,6,7′) returns 3 and ListSize(”) returns 0.
Example
s := FindWindows('Opera');//searching browser handle
cnt := ToString(ListSize(s));
MsgBox('Found ' + cnt + ' handles');
s := '1,2,3';
cnt := ToString(ListSize(s));
MsgBox('Count of items in string ' + s + ' = ' + cnt);
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