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You can run DOS (and Windows) programs using the Windows API WinExec() function.

WinExec(’C:\\NC.exe’, SW_NORMAL); { DOS program }

WinExec(’notepad.exe’, SW_MAXIMIZED); { Windows program started in maximized form }
For Win32 program you should use the CreateProcess() function although there will be no problems when you use this one.

Delphi sends messages for notification of events that are only applicable to Delphi components. They are like Windows messages in use. If you have a component that publishes the Font property the component probably needs to be repainted if any subproperties in the Font are changed. Changing the Font property does not necessarily generate a [...]