ok i am making a program that refreshes a server at a certain time according to the system clock, i got it to restart and everything using the code :

If Time > #4:29:58 AM# And Time < #4:30:00 AM# Then
Shell "c:/phpdev/phpdev_stop.bat"
lblstatus = "Daily server restart in progress..."
ElseIf Time >= #4:34:58 AM# And Time <= #4:35:00 AM# Then
Shell "c:/phpdev/phpdev_start.bat"
lblstatus = "Daily server restart complete at 4:25:00..."
End If

ok but see the problem is, they both start simultaneously which i do not want, so i was wondering if there is a way to run the:
**Shell : "c:/phpdev/phpdev_stop.bat"**
command and then somehow make the program monitor or wait until it has finished ( "phpdev_stop.bat" takes approximately 30-40 secs to completely finish shutting down...) running that program and then when that program is finished it will then start up the server again with :
**"c:/phpdev/phpdev_start.bat"**

could it be done possibly with some sort of timer? a timer that monitors system progress or activity or something?

please help. thanks
-Mike