#7 Components - TRunner

#7 Components - TRunner

Contents

About

Installation

History of changes

Known bugs

Support

Benefits of registration

How to register

License

About

With TRunner you can execute and close any program or document (through it's Windows association - e.g. executing sample.doc will start Word and open sample.doc). Closing is possible in two ways: by asking the application to close (use Runner.Close method) or by terminating it (use Runner.Terminate method). TRunner also provides methods and properties to:

get the handle of the window that was executed (e.g. if you start sample.doc, you'll get the Word's window handle)
get the execution times - kernel time, user time, application start and end times (100 nanosecond precision)
notify your program when application is ready for input (when it's idle)
notify your program when application is finished running. Both of these notifications are done through the use of threads, so you can start the application and forget about it.
set the application startup information - window position and size, minimized, maximized or normal, activate or not etc.
set the application's priority (how much processor time it gets)
set the environment strings to send to the application

Have a look at the DEMO source code (included in this zip) for more examples on component usage. You can also check out the accompanying help file.

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Installation

Delphi, all versions:

Start Delphi, open RunnerPack.dpk, compile and close it. Open DclRunnerPack.dpk, compile, install and close it.

If Delphi complains about not being able to find any .dcu, .dpl, or .bpl, simply copy the file that Delphi is looking for to "C:\Windows\System".

C++ Builder 3:

Start C++ Builder, open RunnerPack.bpk, compile and close it. Open DclRunnerPack.bpk, compile and close it.

Select Install Packages... option in menu Component and click on the Add... button. Now select DclRunnerPack.bpl file and click on the Open button.

C++ Builder 4 and 5:

Start C++ Builder, open RunnerPack.bpk, compile and close it. Open DclRunnerPack.bpk, compile, install and close it.

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History of changes

October 11, 2000.	1.00	First public release.
December 15, 2000.	1.02	Bug corrected related to non-NT Windows. Timing can only be done on Windows NT/2000.
December 25, 2000.	1.03	All known bugs corrected.
September 1, 2001.	1.04	Added property Parameters. Added support for Borland C++ Builder versions 3, 4 and 5. Added support for Delphi 6.

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Known bugs

There are no known bugs at this time. If you find some bugs, please report to support@sedlan.com, and we will send you source code for free, once the bug is corrected. Please remember to include your email address, otherwise we will not be able to send you the source.

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Support

Email address support@sedlan.com is available for all your comments, questions and ideas. If you'd like to see some additional functionality in this component, please contact us. For information about this or other #7 Component, contact us at info@sedlan.com.

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Benefits of registration

By registering one or more licenses, you have the right to incorporate this component into as many as you like applications royalty-free.

If you decide to purchase license for this, or any other #7 Component, you will get one year upgrades free of charge. New versions of components will be available to you at significantly lower price after the period of one year (during which you get all new versions for free). You will also receive a phone number for limited technical support.

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How to register

Visit http://www.sedlan.com/downloads.php and register online. All major credit cards apply through secure Internet protocol. You can also register via fax, international mail order, bank wire, Postcheque, UK Cheque or US Check.

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License

Please read carefully License.txt file before using this software.

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