[Lazarus] Launching External Tool Cmd.exe in Windows

[Lars]

On Sat, September 24, 2016 11:06 pm, Cyrax via Lazarus wrote:
>> Any idea what workarounds people used before? Surely someone used
>> cmd.exe before as an external tool in an older version.  I tend to not
>> use the latest version from source control. But I can, if I have to!
>>
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> In Tools->Configure External tools...->Add dialog, input these:
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> Title : Command Prompt
> Program Filename : $Env(COMSPEC)
> Parameters : '/c "start "Command Prompt" "%COMSPEC%""'
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Genius! Any idea how to launch a console app using this trick?


i.e. I develop a console app in lazarus (the $TargetFile()) and want to
launch it but leave it open. Cmd /k was what I thought.

 other option would be to make a ms dos batch file, that launches a
command window, and run it. Or like the other poster said, create a
launcher program