Re: How to tell the end of a shell


"inquirer" <noreply@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a VB6 program which runs shell which runs another program which
in turn creates a file. As soon as I call the shell, I run a subroutine
which essentially pauses the main program for a few seconds whilst the
new file is created. I then use VB to open Word and read the newly
created file.

This works fine when running from my hard disk but when I try to run it
from a USB memory stick, the shell program takes several minutes to
create the file.

I need to be able to pause the main program until the shell program has
finished so I can then open the new file in Word.

Is there any way I can find out when the shell program has finished
creating the new file?

Thanks
Chris

Google for "Shell and Wait"
"Shell an application and wait asynchronously for completion"
http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/vb/code/libraries/Shell_Projects/Shell_And_Wait_For_Completion/article.asp

With variation on a theme.
http://forums.devx.com/showthread.php?t=38098

http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/vb/code/Techniques/Link_Spoof/LinkSpoof_zip_FileTool_bas.asp

Or you might chose to wait on the file to be saved:
FindNextChangeNotification
http://www.codenewsgroups.net/group/microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion/topic4647.aspx

http://www.mvps.org/vbvision/Sample_Projects.htm

Should keep you busy for a while. <g>

-ralph


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