[fpc-pascal] Cannot run mplayer with TProcess when options is poUsePipes in Windows

[Henry Vermaak]

2008/11/10 Dusan Halicky <dusan.halicky at gmail.com>:
> Following code works in linux, but not in windows. In windows program
> freeze, or I don't see mplayer. Thanks.
>
> program bug;
>
> {$mode objfpc}{$H+}
>
> uses
>  Classes, SysUtils, Process;
>
> begin
>  with TProcess.Create(nil) do
>  try
>    //Options := [];            // this work on both Windows and Linux
>    Options := [poUsePipes];  // this doesn't work in Windows but works in Linux
>    CommandLine := 'mplayer -slave -quiet final.avi';

is there an mplayer.exe in a directory on the path (or windows directory)?

henry