options + // needed to run the RUNIDLE event. timeoutperiod := timeout / SecsPerDay if Options then P. LocalnIdleSleep ( Sender, Context : TObject status : TRunCommandEventCode const message : string ) begin if status = RunCommandIdle then begin if ( now - started ) > timeoutperiod then begin timedout := true Terminate ( 255 ) exit end sleep ( RunCommandSleepTime ) end end function RunCommandTimeout ( const exename : TProcessString const commands : array of TProcessString out outputstring : string Options : TProcessOptions = SWOptions : TShowWindowOptions = swoNone timeout : integer = 60 ) : boolean Var p : TProcessTimeout i, exitstatus : integer ErrorString : String begin p := TProcessTimeout. TProcessTimeout = class ( TProcess ) public timeoutperiod : TTime timedout : boolean started : TDateTime procedure LocalnIdleSleep ( Sender, Context : TObject status : TRunCommandEventCode const message : string ) end procedure TProcessTimeout. These functions are meant for basic and intermediate use and can capture output to a single string and fully support the large output case. In FPC 2.6.2, some helper functions for TProcess were added to unit process based on wrappers used in the fpcup project. The document would open with the application associated with that type of the document. Can start programs with elevation/admin permissions.
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6.11 How to redirect output with TProcess.6.10.1 Why using special operators to redirect output doesn't work.6.10 Replacing shell operators like "| ".6.9 Example of "talking" with aspell process.6.7 macOS show application bundle in foreground.6.5 Using input and output of a TProcess.6.3 An improved example (but not correct yet).4.1 Using ShellExecuteEx for elevation/administrator permissions.4 MS Windows: CreateProcess, ShellExecute and WinExec.