Title: Delete my own Application (beta)
Question: How can I remove my Exe-file while my Application is still running?
Answer:
{ Here's the updated version; it seems that the unit doesn't
work properly (thx to Guido Geurts). Anyway, it does delete
the exe-file as described, but you've to close the App. In
the meantime I will try to find a better version - thx for
your comprehension. btw, any comments are welcome }
uses
Windows, SysUtils;
procedure DeleteMe;
var
BatchFile: TextFile;
BatchFileName: string;
ProcessInfo: TProcessInformation;
StartUpInfo: TStartupInfo;
begin
{ create a batchfile in the applications directory }
BatchFileName := ExtractFilePath(ParamStr(0)) + '$$336699.bat';
{ open and write the file }
AssignFile(BatchFile, BatchFileName);
Rewrite(BatchFile);
Writeln(BatchFile, ':try');
Writeln(BatchFile, 'del "' + ParamStr(0) + '"');
Writeln(BatchFile,
'if exist "' + ParamStr(0) + '"' + ' goto try');
Writeln(BatchFile, 'del "' + BatchFileName + '"');
CloseFile(BatchFile);
FillChar(StartUpInfo, SizeOf(StartUpInfo), $00);
StartUpInfo.dwFlags := STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW;
StartUpInfo.wShowWindow := SW_HIDE;
if CreateProcess(nil, PChar(BatchFileName), nil, nil,
False, IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS, nil, nil, StartUpInfo,
ProcessInfo) then
begin
CloseHandle(ProcessInfo.hThread);
CloseHandle(ProcessInfo.hProcess);
end;
end;