Windows API Call... 2

[vmehta]

I need to have a button on a form initiate an executable using the "shell" command, then "wait" for the executable to complete, and then (and only then) begin some processing.

The executable is an external (non-access) program that updates some SQL tables, and i need to process these tables once the executable has completed the update process.

The SHELL command returns a Windows handler ID for the process that it initiates - can anyone help me with the API call that I would have to execute in a "do...while" loop to wait for the process to terminate?

Thanks!

Vinay
vmehta@vmsc.com

 

[GHolden]

Hi,

There is an example on Microsoft here...

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/Q129/7/96.ASP&NoWebContent=1

If link doesn't work it's KB article 129796



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