open form after ....how?

[om-yousif]

Hello


if i have a command button to with a shell code to run command prompt (dos) then show another form

my questions is how can i delay the second form showing until the dos window closed or finished its run

thanks

[trinic]

you could try to put an api in a timer and when the caption isn't shown anymore have it open the other form... just an idea

[Joacim Andersson]

You need to use the CreateProcess and the WaitForSingleObject API functions. Do a forum search for ShellAndWait to find a bunch of examples.

[om-yousif]

thanks both
i will try api
an searching fourms