dos_compilers/Borland Turbo Pascal v55/EXECDEMO.PAS
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{ Turbo Exec }
{ Copyright (c) 1985, 1989 by Borland International, Inc. }
program ExecDemo;
(*
Demonstration program that shows how to use the Dos
unit's Exec procedure to execute DOS commands (including
running other programs or batch files).
This program keeps prompting you for a DOS command until
you enter a blank line.
When using Exec, make sure you specify a {$M} directive
so the heap leaves some memory available for the child
process.
*)
{$M 8192,0,0} { Leave memory for child process }
uses Dos;
var
Command: string[127];
begin
repeat
Write('Enter DOS command: ');
ReadLn(Command);
if Command <> '' then
begin
SwapVectors;
WriteLn( 'comspec: ' + GetEnv('COMSPEC') );
Exec(GetEnv('COMSPEC'), '/C ' + Command);
SwapVectors;
if DosError <> 0 then
WriteLn('Could not execute COMMAND.COM');
WriteLn;
end;
until Command = '';
end.