How to run a command without running cmd in Delphi

Question

I want to run a command from Delphi. I can do it using ShellExecute.

This is how I do it:

 ShellExecute(0, nil, 'cmd.exe', '/c start http://localhost/ ', nil, SW_HIDE);

But I want do this without using cmd. Is there any way to do it?

I want to run below command as well:

ShellExecute(0, nil, 'cmd.exe', '/c del RUNNING_PID', nil, SW_HIDE);
ShellExecute(0, nil, 'cmd.exe', '/c .\bin\posonline-phm -Dhttp.port=80 -Dconfig.file=.\conf\application.conf ', nil, SW_HIDE);

What about using the Stack Overflow search box? delphi+start+browser+with+url — user6811411
– user6811411, Commented Mar 3, 2017 at 2:22
It didn't help me. I want run a command without using cmd. I gave only a one example. I have some other commands also. Anyway i will edit the question. — Ishanka
– Ishanka, Commented Mar 3, 2017 at 2:31
If you wish to pass localhost to the shell with an appropriate verb, that is possible. Is this the only form of command? — David Heffernan
– David Heffernan, Commented Mar 3, 2017 at 2:33
@DavidHeffernan No. There are some other commands. I have edited the question. — Ishanka
– Ishanka, Commented Mar 3, 2017 at 2:35
"del" is a command, and cmd is the command interpreter. No can do. — Sertac Akyuz
– Sertac Akyuz, Commented Mar 3, 2017 at 2:36

David Heffernan · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-03 02:39:59Z

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It is possible to perform some of your tasks without invoking cmd but not all. For instance del is a built in command of the cmd interpreter and therefore needs to be interpreted by cmd.

Of course, you don't need to get cmd to execute del in order to delete a file. That is trivially easy using the API provided by the operating system. So it's quite possible that you can avoid cmd if you wish.

answered Mar 3, 2017 at 2:39

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Ishanka Over a year ago

Okay. i will do delete without using cmd. Is there way to do others without cmd?

David Heffernan Over a year ago

For the first one pass the URL to ShellExecute or ShellExecuteEx. The other one appears to be starting a new process. That's CreateProcess.

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