How can I get VB3 to find out if a DOS program has finished it run, so that
the VB program can continue.

The situation is a backup with pkzip, I need to know if pkzip has finished
before I re-open the database.

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Mathias Schiffer, Germany
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Peter Larsson

Echo Hallo > wait.tsk
Call <Your DOS program>
Del wait.tsk

Call the batchfile with the shell command.
Check in VB if the file wait.tsk is still there. If not the DOS
program has finished.

Andreas

PS: the simplest way is most the best.

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b aa   Dipl-Ing. Andreas Bachmeier
b   a  Ing.-Bro fr Softwaretechnik
 bb a  Berlin / Germany

Look at this article from Microsoft
16bits
http://www.microsoft.com/kb/articles/q96/8/44.htm
or for 32 bits at
http://www.microsoft.com/kb/articles/q129/7/96.htm
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: How can I get VB3 to find out if a DOS program has finished it run, so
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: the VB program can continue.
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: The situation is a backup with pkzip, I need to know if pkzip has
finished
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