TimeOut Shell

sberla · **Joined:** Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:04 am **Posts:** 72

I have a problem when running a dos application using shell, being that the application dos is very laborious as timing, the program times out. I tried to set the Timeout to -1, but in doing so the Dialog window is blocked while the application does not end the calculation.

I would like some suggestions, kind regards

my code:

Dim path as string
Dim bash as New Shell
path = "cmd.exe /c Appdos.exe"
bash.TimeOut = -1
bash.Mode = 0
App.DoEvents(500)
bash.Execute path
msgbox "done"

If instead imposed timeout 5000 the bash variable returns immediately timeout

J.Hansen · **Joined:** Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:20 am **Posts:** 84

sberla wrote:

I have a problem when running a dos application using shell, being that the application dos is very laborious as timing, the program times out. I tried to set the Timeout to -1, but in doing so the Dialog window is blocked while the application does not end the calculation.

I would like some suggestions, kind regards

my code:

Dim path as string
Dim bash as New Shell
path = "cmd.exe /c Appdos.exe"
bash.TimeOut = -1
bash.Mode = 0
App.DoEvents(500)
bash.Execute path
msgbox "done"

If instead imposed timeout 5000 the bash variable returns immediately timeout

The option /c will terminate shell after the command has been executed. Try to use /k instead (Windows 7 environment)

path = "cmd.exe /k Appdos.exe"

For more options enter: cmd.exe /? in a dos window

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