TheBigCheese
TheBigCheese

Reputation:

Check when a Program is Done Running using a .BAT

How would I go about checking to see if a specific program is done running?

I'm attempting to make a script that runs a series of .exe's (specifically and setup program and a number of patches) in order automatically.

So far I've been able to get them to run at the same time, but that's obviously not what I need.

How can I get them to run each after the other is completed?

I've looked at a few already posted, but I wasn't able to modify them to what I need.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 584

Answers (2)

mrkishi
mrkishi

Reputation: 5952

Could you specify what method are you using for running the programs? There are more than one.

For instance, if you are using "START", there's a "/WAIT" switch which takes care of the waiting.

Upvotes: 0

sean e
sean e

Reputation: 11935

Run your exe from the bat using this syntax

start /wait foo.exe 

to wait for the executable to return before continuing on in the bat file.

Upvotes: 2

Related Questions