How to start a .exe program from a VB2008 program ?

[Gilbert Tordeur]

Hello,

I would like to know how I can start a .EXE program from a VB2008 program,
in the same thread (= like a subroutine). That means that my VB program
waits for the .exe program to finish. How can I look at its return code ?

Thank you in advance,
Gilbert

[rowe_newsgroups]

Re: How to start a .exe program from a VB2008 program ?

On Oct 3, 3:56 am, "Gilbert Tordeur" <gilbert.tord.. .@orange.fr>
wrote:

Hello,
>
I would like to know how I can start a .EXE program from a VB2008 program,
in the same thread (= like a subroutine). That means that my VB program
waits for the .exe program to finish. How can I look at its return code ?
>
Thank you in advance,
Gilbert

While I don't believe it can live as the same thread, you can easily
start an exe and wait for it to exit:

///////////////
Imports System.Diagnost ics

Dim p As Process = Process.Start(. ..)
p.WaitForExit()
///////////////

Or something like that :-)

Thanks,

Seth Rowe [MVP]

http://sethrowe.blogspot.com/

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

Re: How to start a .exe program from a VB2008 program ?

Gilbert,

http://www.vb-tips.com/StartProcess.aspx

Here some possibilities

Cor

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Hello,
>
I would like to know how I can start a .EXE program from a VB2008 program,
in the same thread (= like a subroutine). That means that my VB program
waits for the .exe program to finish. How can I look at its return code ?
>
Thank you in advance,
Gilbert
>