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{ EXEC.PAS version 1.3
This file contains 2 functions for Turbo Pascal that allow you to run other
programs from within a Turbo program. The first function, SubProcess,
actually calls up a different program using MS-DOS call 4BH, EXEC. The
second function, GetComSpec, returns the path name of the command
interpreter, which is necessary to do certain operations. There is also a
main program that allows you to test the functions.
Revision history
----------------
Version 1.3 works with MS-DOS 2.0 and up, TURBO PASCAL version 1.0 and up.
Version 1.2 had a subtle but dangerous bug: I set a variable that was
addressed relative to BP, using a destroyed BP!
Version 1.1 didn't work with Turbo 2.0 because I used Turbo 3.0 features
Version 1.0 only worked with DOS 3.0 due to a subtle bug in DOS 2.x
- Bela Lubkin
Borland International Technical Support
CompuServe 71016,1573
}
Type
Str66=String[66];
Str255=String[255];
Function SubProcess(CommandLine: Str255): Integer;
{ Pass this function a string of the form
'D:\FULL\PATH\NAME\OF\FILE.TYP parameter1 parameter2 ...'
For example,
'C:\SYSTEM\CHKDSK.COM'
'A:\WS.COM DOCUMENT.1'
'C:\DOS\LINK.EXE TEST;'
'C:\COMMAND.COM /C COPY *.* B:\BACKUP >FILESCOP.IED'
The third example shows several things. To do any of the following, you
must invoke the command processor and let it do the work: redirection;
piping; path searching; searching for the extension of a program (.COM,
.EXE, or .BAT); batch files; and internal DOS commands. The name of the
command processor file is stored in the DOS environment. The function
GetComSpec in this file returns the path name of the command processor.
Also note that you must use the /C parameter or COMMAND will not work
correctly. You can also call COMMAND with no parameters. This will allow
the user to use the DOS prompt to run anything (as long as there is enough
memory). To get back to your program, he can type the command EXIT.
Actual example:
I:=SubProcess(GetComSpec+' /C COPY *.* B:\BACKUP >FILESCOP.IED');
The value returned is the result returned by DOS after the EXEC call. The
most common values are:
0: Success
1: Invalid function (should never happen with this routine)
2: File/path not found
8: Not enough memory to load program
10: Bad environment (greater than 32K)
11: Illegal .EXE file format
If you get any other result, consult an MS-DOS Technical Reference manual.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: you MUST use the Options menu of Turbo Pascal to
restrict the amount of free dynamic memory used by your program. Only the
memory that is not used by the heap is available for use by other
programs. }
Const
SSSave: Integer=0;
SPSave: Integer=0;
Var
Regs: Record Case Integer Of
1: (AX,BX,CX,DX,BP,SI,DI,DS,ES,Flags: Integer);
2: (AL,AH,BL,BH,CL,CH,DL,DH: Byte);
End;
FCB1,FCB2: Array [0..36] Of Byte;
PathName: Str66;
CommandTail: Str255;
ParmTable: Record
EnvSeg: Integer;
ComLin: ^Integer;
FCB1Pr: ^Integer;
FCB2Pr: ^Integer;
End;
I,RegsFlags: Integer;
Save_Cursor: INTEGER;
BEGIN (* SubProcess *)
(* Change cursor to block *)
Regs.Ax := $0100;
Regs.Cx := $0107;
INTR( $10, Regs );
If Pos(' ',CommandLine)=0 Then
Begin
PathName:=CommandLine+#0;
CommandTail:=^M;
End
Else
Begin
PathName:=Copy(CommandLine,1,Pos(' ',CommandLine)-1)+#0;
CommandTail:=Copy(CommandLine,Pos(' ',CommandLine),255)+^M;
End;
CommandTail[0]:=Pred(CommandTail[0]);
With Regs Do
Begin
FillChar(FCB1,Sizeof(FCB1),0);
AX:=$2901;
DS:=Seg(CommandTail[1]);
SI:=Ofs(CommandTail[1]);
ES:=Seg(FCB1);
DI:=Ofs(FCB1);
MsDos(Regs); { Create FCB 1 }
FillChar(FCB2,Sizeof(FCB2),0);
AX:=$2901;
ES:=Seg(FCB2);
DI:=Ofs(FCB2);
MsDos(Regs); { Create FCB 2 }
ES:=CSeg;
BX:=SSeg-CSeg+MemW[CSeg:MemW[CSeg:$0101]+$112];
AH:=$4A;
MsDos(Regs); { Deallocate unused memory }
With ParmTable Do
Begin
EnvSeg:=MemW[CSeg:$002C];
ComLin:=Addr(CommandTail);
FCB1Pr:=Addr(FCB1);
FCB2Pr:=Addr(FCB2);
End;
InLine($8D/$96/ PathName /$42/ { <DX>:=Ofs(PathName[1]); }
$8D/$9E/ ParmTable / { <BX>:=Ofs(ParmTable); }
$B8/$00/$4B/ { <AX>:=$4B00; }
$1E/$55/ { Save <DS>, <BP> }
$16/$1F/ { <DS>:=Seg(PathName[1]); }
$16/$07/ { <ES>:=Seg(ParmTable); }
$2E/$8C/$16/ SSSave / { Save <SS> in SSSave }
$2E/$89/$26/ SPSave / { Save <SP> in SPSave }
$FA/ { Disable interrupts }
$CD/$21/ { Call MS-DOS }
$FA/ { Disable interrupts }
$2E/$8B/$26/ SPSave / { Restore <SP> }
$2E/$8E/$16/ SSSave / { Restore <SS> }
$FB/ { Enable interrupts }
$5D/$1F/ { Restore <BP>,<DS> }
$9C/$8F/$86/ RegsFlags / { Flags:=<CPU flags> }
$89/$86/ Regs ); { Regs.AX:=<AX>; }
{ The messing around with SS and SP is necessary because under DOS 2.x,
after returning from an EXEC call, ALL registers are destroyed except
CS and IP! I wish I'd known that before I released this package the
first time... }
If (RegsFlags And 1)<>0 Then SubProcess:=AX
Else SubProcess:=0;
End;
(* Change cursor back to underline *)
Regs.Ax := $0100;
CASE Text_Mode OF
BW80: Regs.Cx := $0B0C;
C80: Regs.Cx := $0607
END (* CASE *);
INTR( $10, Regs );
End;
Function GetComSpec: Str66;
Type
Env=Array [0..32767] Of Char;
Var
EPtr: ^Env;
EStr: Str255;
Done: Boolean;
I: Integer;
Begin
EPtr:=Ptr(MemW[CSeg:$002C],0);
I:=0;
Done:=False;
EStr:='';
Repeat
If EPtr^[I]=#0 Then
Begin
If EPtr^[I+1]=#0 Then Done:=True;
If Copy(EStr,1,8)='COMSPEC=' Then
Begin
GetComSpec:=Copy(EStr,9,100);
Done:=True;
End;
EStr:='';
End
Else EStr:=EStr+EPtr^[I];
I:=I+1;
Until Done;
End;
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