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[KenTheFurry]

Hi I need some help making a GUI for a program called UPX. UPX is a packer for executable programs. I use it to help stop people from stealing my source... But anyway i can make it select the program and pack it but i am trying to make a log file that will post into a memo box... I have a bat file that has this code...

@Echo off

upx -9 %1% >log.txt

exit

but when i click on my pack button it will make the log.txt in the folder where the exe i am trying to pack is at...
i just used the code...

ShellExecute(Handle,"open",'upx.bat',PANsichar(edit1.text),nil,SW_HIDE);

memo1.lines.loadfromfile("log.txt");

Well i hope that i was clear enough.

[WingedPanther]

Where are you having the issue?

[KenTheFurry]

Well it will make the log file but i have it so once it is dont packing the file it will open a log file in the memo box but it is looking for a file in the projects folder where i have the .exe at and i just get an error saying that it could not find the file.

[WingedPanther]

It sounds like it expects the file to already exist. You should be able to create a blank file easily like this:

function resetfile()
var
  oFile : TextFile;
begin
  AssignFile(oFile,'log.txt');
  ReWrite(oFile);
  CloseFile(oFile);
end;

[KenTheFurry]

The log file does get created...

@Echo off

upx -9 %1% >log.txt

exit

i put that into a batch file witch i converted to a exe so when you are in delphi and you do the code...

ShellExecute(Handle,"open",'upx.exe',PANsichar(edit1.text),nil,SW_HIDE);

The edit1.text is the text box that holds the file pathway and name example (C:\bob.exe)
the exe i made from the batch will make the .log in the same folder as the exe you are packing so if you selected the file bob2.exe in the folder C:\topack\ it will make the log file in the C:\topack folder...
But the memo1.lines.loadfromfile("log.txt"); is looking for the file in the same folder as the project .exe is or the UPX Gui.

[WingedPanther]

There is probably a path name specified someplace, instead of just a file name.

[KenTheFurry]

Well then how do you call that so it will open the log file?