IsElevated

[Mark Williams 12]

Is there a simple way to check if my app is running elevated?

 

I can see a few oldish posts on this on Google, but nothing recent. I was just wondering if newer Delphi has introduced a simple function for it, although I couldn't find anything in help or likely units. Or  perhaps there is a new Windows API procedure?

[Anders Melander 619]

3 hours ago, Mark Williams said:

I can see a few oldish posts on this on Google, but nothing recent. I was just wondering if newer Delphi has introduced a simple function for it, although I couldn't find anything in help or likely units. Or  perhaps there is a new Windows API procedure?

The ones you found probably does something like this, so I guess that's oldish too :

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
//              RunningAsAdmin
//
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Detect if we're running at an elevated security level.
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
function RunningAsAdmin: boolean;
var
  hToken, hProcess: THandle;
  pTokenInformation: pointer;
  ReturnLength: DWord;
  TokenInformation: TTokenElevation;
begin
  Result := False;
  hProcess := GetCurrentProcess;
  try
    if OpenProcessToken(hProcess, TOKEN_QUERY, hToken) then
      try
        FillChar(TokenInformation, SizeOf(TokenInformation), 0);
        pTokenInformation := @TokenInformation;
        GetTokenInformation(hToken, TokenElevation, pTokenInformation, SizeOf(TokenInformation), ReturnLength);
        Result := (TokenInformation.TokenIsElevated <> 0);
      finally
        CloseHandle(hToken);
      end;
  except
    // Ignore error - although none of the above should throw an exception...
  end;
end;

 

[emailx45 66]

Here by Craig Chapman a code to Create Elevate Level as Admin

https://chapmanworld.com/2015/06/08/elevated-privileges-for-delphi-applications/

 

Here, by Alex a code to create your verification

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/923350/delphi-prompt-for-uac-elevation-when-needed

 

Here, by Ruben Bartelink same question - try this 

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1220213/detect-if-running-as-administrator-with-or-without-elevated-privileges/4497572#4497572

Edited Thursday at 02:51 AM by emailx45

[Lars Fosdal 789]

If you want it to always run elevated, you can specify that in the manifest.

[Mark Williams 12]

6 minutes ago, Lars Fosdal said:

If you want it to always run elevated, you can specify that in the manifest.

No. I just need to know if user has run my app in elevated mode.  My App launches Outlook and if one is running elevated and the other isn't then you get an OLE error. I just want to be able to advise user which is doing which so they can correct.