Console Application Runner Classes

   
Release: 2.0
Date: 03 May 2011
Delphi Compatibility:
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Change Log

Release 2.0 of 03 May 2011
  • Significant updates to TPJCustomConsoleApp and TPJConsoleApp classes:
    • Several new properties.
    • New OnStart event.
    • New overloaded version of Execute method.
  • Added new ReadBytes and WriteBytes methods to TPJPipe.
  • New PJPipeFilters unit containing classes for safely reading text from pipes and splitting the text into lines. Includes filters for ANSI and Unicode text.
  • New TPJFileHandle class for assisting in creating files with inheritable handles.
  • Various new helper routines to ease working with some properties and application error codes.
  • Added compiler directives that refuse to compile with compilers earlier than Delphi 7.
  • Some "unsafe" compiler warnings inhibited.
  • All units now have XMLDoc compatible comments.
  • Major update to demo projects:
    • All demos now work correctly with Unicode Delphis.
    • Many revisions to demos to demonstrate new filter and file handle classes.
    • Two new demos.
    • "Echoer" helper program now has option output Unicode text.
    • Some changes to organisation and configuration of demo projects' config and project files.
    • New test ANSI text file (extract from "Moby Dick").
  • User guide removed from project since documentation now in online wiki at http://www.delphidabbler.com/url/consoleapp-wiki
  • Internet shortcut to documentation wiki renamed.
  • Updated other documentation files.
Release 1.0.2 of 20 July 2010
  • Fixed problem with programs failing to execute when compiled with Unicode versions of Delphi due to strange "feature" of Unicode version of Windows CreateProcess API function.
  • Fixed similar Unicode CreateProcess problem in demo #1.
  • Switched off unsafe code warnings in PJConsoleApp.pas and PJPipe.pas.
  • Updated user guide to note that demos #7, #8 & #9 do not work with Unicode versions of Delphi.
  • Updated other documentation.
Release 1.0.1 of 30 March 2008
  • Made constants defining application errors public.
  • Did some minor refactoring.
  • Updated and corrected documentation.
Release 1.0 of 04 October 2007
  • Original version.