Stacey Thanks for that suggestion but it doesn't fix the problem. The interesting thing is that the batch file that I have written works perfectly on Win2K but not on Win95.
It's very frustrating to try to track down, because the client site only run's it once a day so I can only try a new fix once a day. (Can't fix it on my machine coz it ain't broke) I've also tried a batch file that goes: Call NewPatch.exe Call SetAttrib.bat Call DirBackup.bat Same problem the calls to the batch files run before the NewPatch EXE has even opened. Mark On 28 May 2003 at 16:23, Stacey Verner wrote: > I'm a little rusty here, but I think that Call runs another process > and waits for it. > > e.g. > > Call NewPatch.exe. > > Stacey > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, 28 May 2003 16:20 > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > > Subject: [DUG]: OffTopic Batch file question > > > > > > Hi All > > > > Sorry for posting this on the main group - but it seems > > OffTopic is not > > behaving. This is what I posted there a couple of days ago. > > > > Hi > > > > I have a batch file that goes something like: > > > > NewPatch.exe //this is a Windows GUI application > > ATTRIB +R D:\PSLogV2\DBData\*.* > > > > This works fine on my Win2K machine - in that it waits for > > NewPatch to complete before running the ATTRIB line. > > > > On a client's Win95 machine, however it doesn't wait for > > NewPatch.exe to complete (in fact the ATTRIB line runs before > > the GUI app has even opened its window). > > > > Has anyone encountered this problem before? and is there a > > work around? > > > > TIA > > > > Mark > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
