> > > Is it possible for a program to tell whether it was started
> > > from the command line or started by double-clicking on the
> > > application icon?
> > {=====================}
> > program envtest;
> > uses Dos;
> > var
> > F:text;
> > i:LongInt;
> > begin
> > assign(F, 'envlist.txt');
> > rewrite(F);
> > for i:=0 to EnvCount-1 do WriteLn(F, EnvStr(i));
> > close(F);
> > end.
> > {=====================}
> I'd try to search the win32 api, and find a way to find the parent of my
> process,
> either by a direct call, or enumerating all processes. And then check if it
> is
> cmd.exe or command.com or explorer.exe
Indeed, I guess I am still geared to thinking "command line" means
"dos mode" :-)
But I am still not sure that simply checking the name of the parent process is
a reliable way to test for a console. If you want to use Win API calls, I think
this would be a better (and simpler) way to do it:
{===========================}
program contest;
uses windows;
var
info:tSTARTUPINFO;
begin
GetStartupInfo(@info);
if ( info.hStdInput = 0 )
then {Started from Explorer}
else {Started from Console}
end.
{===========================}
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