[2005] Changing priorty of programs started but VB program

[pball_inuyasha]

I'm making a GUI for running some other programs and batch scripts. I'd like to know if I can change the priority that they are run at. So the user can either lower or higher the priority to their needs with out having to use the task manager each time a new program is run. This runs other programs as batches so it could run the same program 20 times. I just though of something I don't think there's an easy way to control the priority of the programs i start via batch scripts. I do that since they have complicated arguments and I can't get them to work right starting them from the VB program.

Also when another program is started the main form can not be moved or minimized while the program is running. I assume this is because I have a wait fo exit so it runs one instance of program at a time. Is there a way to allow the form to be moved or minimized while running another program and just lock changing or clicking on the form?

For the mean time I'm going to look into just minimizing the form while other programs are running. I'd assume that'd be the form.minimize or something close to that, I hope. got it Me.WindowState = blah blah blah


example of how i'm starting a program

        Dim myDir As New System.IO.DirectoryInfo(mainfolder.Text)
        Dim fn As String
        Dim dgindexexe As String = dgindex.Text

        For Each myFile As System.IO.FileInfo In myDir.GetFiles("*.vob")
            fn = mainfolder.Text & "\" & myFile.Name
            If System.IO.File.Exists(dgindexexe) Then
                Dim oProcess As System.Diagnostics.Process
                Dim oPSI As New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
                oPSI.FileName = dgindex.Text
                oPSI.Arguments = "-AIF=[" & fn.Substring(0, fn.Length - 4) & ".vob] -IA=6 -fo=0 -yr=1 -OM=2 -OF=[" & fn.Substring(0, fn.Length - 4) & "] -exit"
                oProcess = Process.Start(oPSI)
                oProcess.WaitForExit()
            Else
                MsgBox(dgindexexe & " was not found")
            End If
        Next

[jmcilhinney]

Set the PriorityClass of your Process.

[pball_inuyasha]

thanks I'll look that up and try it soon