Further to this: For what it's worth, I have been able to simulate the Win95 behaviour by replacing Call NewPatch.exe with Start NewPatch.exe
Not sure if that gives any clues?? Mark On 30 May 2003 at 10:59, Mark Howard wrote: > Stacey > Thanks for that suggestion but it doesn't fix the problem. > > The interesting thing is that the batch file that I have > written works perfectly on Win2K but not on Win95. > > It's very frustrating to try to track down, because the client > site only run's it once a day so I can only try a new fix once > a day. (Can't fix it on my machine coz it ain't broke) > > I've also tried a batch file that goes: > > Call NewPatch.exe > Call SetAttrib.bat > Call DirBackup.bat > > Same problem the calls to the batch files run before the > NewPatch EXE has even opened. > > Mark > > On 28 May 2003 at 16:23, Stacey Verner wrote: > > > I'm a little rusty here, but I think that Call runs another process > > and waits for it. > > > > e.g. > > > > Call NewPatch.exe. > > > > Stacey > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mark Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, 28 May 2003 16:20 > > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > > > Subject: [DUG]: OffTopic Batch file question > > > > > > > > > Hi All > > > > > > Sorry for posting this on the main group - but it seems > > > OffTopic is not > > > behaving. This is what I posted there a couple of days ago. > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > I have a batch file that goes something like: > > > > > > NewPatch.exe //this is a Windows GUI application > > > ATTRIB +R D:\PSLogV2\DBData\*.* > > > > > > This works fine on my Win2K machine - in that it waits for > > > NewPatch to complete before running the ATTRIB line. > > > > > > On a client's Win95 machine, however it doesn't wait for > > > NewPatch.exe to complete (in fact the ATTRIB line runs before the > > > GUI app has even opened its window). > > > > > > Has anyone encountered this problem before? and is there a > > > work around? > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------- > > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > > Web Archive at: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- ----- > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
