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# TProcessOption

Options to be used when a process is started.

## Declaration

Source position: process.pp line 25

`type TProcessOption = (`
`poRunSuspended,` |  | Start the process in suspended state.
`poWaitOnExit,` |  | Wait for the process to terminate before returning.
`poUsePipes,` |  | Use pipes to redirect standard input and output.
`poStderrToOutPut,` |  | Redirect standard error to the standard output stream.
`poNoConsole,` |  | Do not allow access to the console window for the process (Win32 only)
`poNewConsole,` |  | Start a new console window for the process (Win32 only)
`poDefaultErrorMode,` |  | Use default error handling.
`poNewProcessGroup,` |  | Start the process in a new process group (Win32 only)
`poDebugProcess,` |  | Allow debugging of the process (Win32 only)
`poDebugOnlyThisProcess,` |  | Do not follow processes started by this process (Win32 only)
`poDetached,` |  | Runs a process using the DETACHED_PROCESS creation flag on Windows
`poPassInput,` |  | Pass standard input handle on to new process
`poRunIdle` |  | Signals an event handler to wait for output in the run loop for a process.
`);`

## Description

When a new process is started using TProcess.Execute, these options control the way the process is started. Note that not all options are supported on all platforms.

## See also

TProcessOptions |  | Set of TProcessOption.
TShowWindowOptions |  | Description of the main window of the new process.

Documentation generated on: May 14 2021