Detecting completion of a shelled DOS program

[Edward Thrashcort]

I want to shell a DOS-based program in a "command" window
.... not a problem to implement.

HOWEVER.....
How can I detect when the DOS program has terminated (the window has closed)

I tried

While DoEvents: Wend

not really knowing what this does ...
but it doesn't seem to work

Eddie

 

[Helmut Weber]

Hi Eddie,

see:
http://tinyurl.com/28bk2t

there are solutions from the english
speaking part of the community, too.

Sorry, can't find it.

And, its not my code.
See, in german:

http://vb-tec.de/xshell.htm

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[Edward Thrashcort]

http://tinyurl.com/28bk2t

Thanks Helmut, that works fine

Eddie

 

[Jonathan West]

I want to shell a DOS-based program in a "command" window
... not a problem to implement.

HOWEVER.....
How can I detect when the DOS program has terminated (the window has
closed)

I tried

While DoEvents: Wend

not really knowing what this does ...
but it doesn't seem to work

Eddie

Hi Eddie

http://vb.mvps.org/samples/project.asp?id=Shell32

The code samples there include a Shell-and-wait routine which does all you
need.


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[Edward Thrashcort]

Thanks Jon

I had a quick look at that but it seemed a lot more involved than the
routine (which I've now implemented) from http://tinyurl.com/28bk2t


Eddie