chepfaust

i have a small problem concerning timing the execution of a shell() command and the manipulation of its output.

here is a nutshell version of my code:

(1) user inputs parameters
(2) batch file is created based on parameters (the batch file, when run, creates a separate text file)
(3) shell(batch file)
(4) text file is opened and contents parsed

based on the contents of that outputted text file, i have reason to believe that VB is flying through the commands and executing (4) before the shell (3) has finished doing everything it's supposed to do.

is there any way to make VB wait for termination of the shell before continuing execution of the program?

thanks