rezelle008:

Try using fork and waitpid in addition to exec. It should be something like:

# Program execution splits here:
if ($kidPID=fork()) {
    # On return from fork, the parent is in this branch of the if stat
+ement
    do {
        # Keep checking for child process to end.  (Probably ought to 
+put in
        # a sleep so we don't just sit and pound the CPU while we're w
+aiting)
        $kidPID = waitpid($kidPID, WNOHANG);
    } while $kidPID > 0;
    # Child is done now, so continue onwards
}
else {
    # On return from fork, the child process is in this branch
    exec($your_batch_file);
}

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Note: I've not done this, nor tested the above code, but it should be pretty close. Also, you may want to modify the logic a bit so that you don't hang the GUI thread. Instead, you could display a timer showing how long the process has been running, and if you want to get fancy, you could even provide a button to terminate the batch job or some such.

...roboticus

When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.

In reply to Re: Run a batch file and wait for it to finish by roboticus
in thread Run a batch file and wait for it to finish by rezeile008

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