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Is there an equivalent of the DOS shell "start /wait", to allow a command,
especially a GUI exe, to finish before executing the next line in the
PowerShell.?
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Regards,
Brillig.

"Brillig" <Brillig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there an equivalent of the DOS shell "start /wait", to allow a command,
> especially a GUI exe, to finish before executing the next line in the
> PowerShell.?

Specific example?

"Brillig" wrote:

> Is there an equivalent of the DOS shell "start /wait", to allow a command,
> especially a GUI exe, to finish before executing the next line in the
The easiest way to implement is to use a .NET class,
System.Diagnostics.Process to start a process and wait until the process is
done.

The following illustrates how it can be done.(simpliest case without using
"System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo" to pass process information)

# get a handle for the Notepad process to wait for
$notepad = [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start( "notepad.exe" )
# wait indefinitely...
$notepad.WaitForExit()

Now the powershell will hang after "$notepad.WaitForExit()" until you exit
notepad..

> Now the powershell will hang after "$notepad.WaitForExit()" until you exit
> notepad..

but not HAS too :


PoSH> $notepad = [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start( "notepad.exe" )
PoSH> $notepad.WaitForExit


MemberType : Method
OverloadDefinitions : {System.Boolean WaitForExit(Int32 milliseconds),
System.Void WaitForExit()}
TypeNameOfValue : System.Management.Automation.PSMethod
Value : System.Boolean WaitForExit(Int32 milliseconds),
System.Void WaitForExit()
Name : WaitForExit
IsInstance : True



PoSH> $notepad.WaitForExit(2000)
FalsePoSH> $notepad = [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start( "notepad.exe" )
PoSH> $notepad.WaitForExit


MemberType : Method
OverloadDefinitions : {System.Boolean WaitForExit(Int32 milliseconds),
System.Void WaitForExit()}
TypeNameOfValue : System.Management.Automation.PSMethod
Value : System.Boolean WaitForExit(Int32 milliseconds),
System.Void WaitForExit()
Name : WaitForExit
IsInstance : True



PoSH> $notepad.WaitForExit(2000)
False

more nice :

PoSH> if ( $notepad.WaitForExit(2000) ) {
>> "Notepad did quit in 2 seconds"} Else {
>> "Notepad did NOT quit in 2 seconds"}
>>
Notepad did NOT quit in 2 seconds
PoSH> if ( $notepad.WaitForExit(10000) ) {
>> "Notepad did quit in 10 seconds"} Else {
>> "Notepad did NOT quit in 10 seconds"}
>>
Notepad did quit in 10 seconds

more nice :

PoSH> $notepad = [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start( "notepad.exe" )
PoSH> if ( $notepad.WaitForExit(10000) ) {
>> "running for $( (get-date) - $notepad.StartTime )"
>> }
>>
running for 00:00:30.9150135

Greetings /\/\o\/\/
"Sung M Kim" <SungMKim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Brillig" wrote:
>
>> Is there an equivalent of the DOS shell "start /wait", to allow a
>> command,
>> especially a GUI exe, to finish before executing the next line in the
> The easiest way to implement is to use a .NET class,
> System.Diagnostics.Process to start a process and wait until the process
> is
> done.
>
> The following illustrates how it can be done.(simpliest case without using
> "System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo" to pass process information)
>
> # get a handle for the Notepad process to wait for
> $notepad = [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start( "notepad.exe" )
> # wait indefinitely...
> $notepad.WaitForExit()
>
> Now the powershell will hang after "$notepad.WaitForExit()" until you exit
> notepad..

"Brillig" <Brillig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there an equivalent of the DOS shell "start /wait", to allow a command,
> especially a GUI exe, to finish before executing the next line in the
> PowerShell.?

The PowerShell Community Extensions snapin has a Start-Process cmdlet that
is aliased to "start" and "saps". It has a parameter that allows you to
specify a wait (either indefinite or one that times out).

--
Keith

http://www.codeplex.com/powershellcx

old habbits ;-)

"Keith Hill [MVP]" <r_keith_hill@no.spam.thank.u.hotmail.com> wrote in
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> "Brillig" <Brillig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3942BB91-78A4-4074-9DFB-C02D2A2A7E9A@microsoft.com...
>> Is there an equivalent of the DOS shell "start /wait", to allow a
>> command,
>> especially a GUI exe, to finish before executing the next line in the
>> PowerShell.?
>
> The PowerShell Community Extensions snapin has a Start-Process cmdlet that
> is aliased to "start" and "saps". It has a parameter that allows you to
> specify a wait (either indefinite or one that times out).
>
> --
> Keith
>
> http://www.codeplex.com/powershellcx
>

take a look at "Managing Processes in PowerShell" from Bruce Payette
http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/arc...owershell.aspx


--
$hay
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com



"Sung M Kim" <SungMKim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7DE68DEA-D22A-4B36-9805-A1E4D4BADB4F@microsoft.com...
> "Brillig" wrote:
>
>> Is there an equivalent of the DOS shell "start /wait", to allow a
>> command,
>> especially a GUI exe, to finish before executing the next line in the
> The easiest way to implement is to use a .NET class,
> System.Diagnostics.Process to start a process and wait until the process
> is
> done.
>
> The following illustrates how it can be done.(simpliest case without using
> "System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo" to pass process information)
>
> # get a handle for the Notepad process to wait for
> $notepad = [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start( "notepad.exe" )
> # wait indefinitely...
> $notepad.WaitForExit()
>
> Now the powershell will hang after "$notepad.WaitForExit()" until you exit
> notepad..