Re: Checking program progress

[Tom Hippensteel <THippensteel@SPECTRUMHEALTH.COM>]

Thanks Tim, it seems to be working with START /wait /min.  SQR waits on the
completion of the external program to continue.  /min also runs it
minimized.  These two switches work both in NT and Win95, although NT gives
you more switches.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Green [SMTP:Tim_Green@MERCER.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 12:13 PM
> To:   Multiple recipients of list SQR-USERS
> Subject:      Re: Checking program progress
>
> > Thanks Wayne, the WAIT parameter can be used with the CALL SYSTEM USING
> > command as I do, but it only waits until the called program begins
> running.
> > Anyone have any other ideas?
>
> The WAIT parameter that I've seen others mention on the list before is the
> /WAIT
> option of the Win95/NT START command.  Execute your call system command
> using
> "start /wait <program>" and your SQR program should suspend execution
> until the
> called program completes.  I say should because I don't run SQR in Windows
> and
> so haven't tried it myself.
>
> Good luck,
> Tim Green                                           Tim_Green@mercer.com
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