process.start in vb.net

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Does process.start() (visual basic) start a process and wait for the process to terminate or starts the process and begin executing instructions under it without waiting for the called process to terminate?

Posted 23-Apr-13 5:43am

compuknow

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[no name] 23-Apr-13 12:07pm

You could probably have tried and seen for yourself a lot faster.

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-23T05:56:00

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Starts the process and runs away.
If you want to wait, then use:

VB

Dim p As New Process()
p.StartInfo.FileName = "D:\xyz.exe"
p.StartInfo.Arguments = "hello there"
p.Start()
p.WaitForExit()

Posted 23-Apr-13 5:56am

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compuknow 24-Apr-13 0:59am

Does xyz.exe needs be written in the same language ie.,vbnet?

OriginalGriff 24-Apr-13 1:35am

No.
It can be any program the system can execute,including MsWord, Visual Studio, or an app you wrote in Pascal for Win3.11! :laugh: