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    TProcessOption

    Options to be used when a process is started.

    Declaration

    Source position: process.pp line 36

    type
  TProcessOption = (poRunSuspended,poWaitOnExit,poUsePipes,
                  poStderrToOutPut,poNoConsole,poNewConsole,
                  poDefaultErrorMode,poNewProcessGroup,poDebugProcess,
                  poDebugOnlyThisProcess,poDetached,poPassInput,
                  poRunIdle)

    Values

    Value Description
    poRunSuspended Start the process in suspended state.
    poWaitOnExit Wait for the process to terminate before returning.
    poUsePipes Use pipes to redirect standard input and output.
    poStderrToOutPut Redirect standard error to the standard output stream.
    poNoConsole Do not allow access to the console window for the process (Win32 only).
    poNewConsole Start a new console window for the process (Win32 only).
    poDefaultErrorMode Use default error handling.
    poNewProcessGroup Start the process in a new process group (Win32 only).
    poDebugProcess Allow debugging of the process (Win32 only).
    poDebugOnlyThisProcess Do not follow processes started by this process (Win32 only).
    poDetached Runs a process using the DETACHED_PROCESS creation flag on Windows.
    poPassInput Pass standard input handle on to new process.
    poRunIdle Signals an event handler to wait for output in the run loop for a process.

    Description

    When a new process is started using TProcess.Execute, these options control the way the process is started. Note that not all options are supported on all platforms.

    See also

    Name Description
    TProcessOptions Set of TProcessOption.
    TShowWindowOptions Description of the main window of the new process.