Function Reference

RunWait

Runs an external program and pauses script execution until the program finishes.

RunWait ( "filename" [, "workingdir" [, show_flag [, opt_flag ]]] )

Parameters

filename	The name of the executable (EXE, BAT, COM, PIF) to run.
workingdir	[optional] The working directory.
show_flag	[optional] The "show" flag of the executed program: @SW_HIDE = Hidden window (or Default keyword) @SW_MINIMIZE = Minimized window @SW_MAXIMIZE = Maximized window
opt_flag	[optional] Controls various options related to how the parent and child process interact. 0x10000 ($RUN_CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE) = The child console process should be created with it's own window instead of using the parent's window. This flag is only useful when the parent is compiled as a Console application.

Return Value

Success:	Returns the exit code of the program that was run.
Failure:	Returns 0 and sets @error to non-zero.

Remarks

To run DOS commands, try RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & "commandName") ; don't forget " " before "/c"

After running the requested program the script pauses until the program terminates. To run a program and then immediately continue script execution use the Run function instead.

Some programs will appear to return immediately even though they are still running; these programs spawn another process - you may be able to use the ProcessWaitClose function to handle these cases.

Example

$val = RunWait("Notepad.exe", @WindowsDir, @SW_MAXIMIZE)
; script waits until Notepad closes
MsgBox(0, "Program returned with exit code:", $val)