Run command line from delphi

how can i run this command from my delphi C:\myapppath\appfolder>appname.exe /stext save.txt i tried like this ShellExecute(0, nil, 'cmd.exe', 'cd C:\myapppath\appfolder', nil, SW_Hide); ShellExecute(0, nil, 'cmd.exe', 'appname.exe /stext save.txt', nil, SW_Hide); but not working any help please thanks in advance regards

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To run a CMD command, you need to use the /C flag of cmd.exe: ShellExecute(0, nil, 'cmd.exe', '/C cd C:\myapppath\appfolder', nil, SW_HIDE); ShellExecute(0, nil, 'cmd.exe', '/C appname.exe /stext save.txt', nil, SW_HIDE); However, this will create two different sessions, so it will not work. But you can use ShellExecute to run appname.exe directly, like so: ShellExecute(0, nil, 'appname.exe',  '/stext save.txt', nil, SW_HIDE); But you need to specify the filenames properly. I would do var   path: string; begin   path := ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName);   ShellExecute(0, nil, PChar(Application.ExeName), PChar('/stext "' + path + 'save.txt"'), nil, SW_HIDE); end; in case appname.exe is the current application. Otherwise, replace Application.ExeName with the full path of appname.exe. Source

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