run a dos command

[rodchar]

hey all,

how do i run a dos command from vb and make sure that the dos command
completes before proceeding back to vb?

thanks,
rodchar

[Chris]

Re: run a dos command

rodchar wrote:[color=blue]
> hey all,
>
> how do i run a dos command from vb and make sure that the dos command
> completes before proceeding back to vb?
>
> thanks,
> rodchar[/color]

Use the process class to start your program. The processinfo class will
gives you more control over it.

Chris

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: run a dos command

"rodchar" <rodchar@discus sions.microsoft .com> schrieb:[color=blue]
> how do i run a dos command from vb and make sure that the dos command
> completes before proceeding back to vb?[/color]

I am curious which command you want to run. Maybe there is a better
solution. If you want to shell another application, you may want to use the
code below:

\\\
Dim p As Process = Process.Start(" C:\foo.exe")
p.WaitForExit()
MsgBox("Program terminated!")
///

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[rodchar]

RE: run a dos command

thanks everyone this helped.

"rodchar" wrote:
[color=blue]
> hey all,
>
> how do i run a dos command from vb and make sure that the dos command
> completes before proceeding back to vb?
>
> thanks,
> rodchar[/color]