Then you need to do your own wait loop, something like: Dim hProcess As Process
hProcess = Shell sYourCommand Do Wait 0.1 Loop Until hProcess.State <> Process.Running Jussi On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 12:02, John Rose <john.aaron.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was not trying to blame you earlier: I was trying to say that it was > my fault for not communicating my requirements accurately to you. I have > read the documentation on both the Shell & Exec commands a number of > times. > > Using the first form of the Shell command without 'To sOutput' results > in the get_iplayer command executing (i.e. the relevant video file is > downloaded from the BBC's iPlayer website) but it happens in the > background i.e. the Gambas app carries on with the following (i.e. after > Shell) commands: which is not what I want (i.e. I want it to wait till > all of the video file is downloaded). So the obvious solution to that is > to use the Wait parameter i.e. the command becomes > 'Shell sInstruction Wait'. However, this also leads to the blank FMain > window. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Gambas-user mailing list > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
