How to wait for ShellExecute to run?
There is a CodeProject article that shows how, by using ShellExecuteEx instead of ShellExecute: SHELLEXECUTEINFO ShExecInfo = {0}; ShExecInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO); ShExecInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS; ShExecInfo.hwnd = NULL; ShExecInfo.lpVerb = NULL; ShExecInfo.lpFile = “c:\\MyProgram.exe”; ShExecInfo.lpParameters = “”; ShExecInfo.lpDirectory = NULL; ShExecInfo.nShow = SW_SHOW; ShExecInfo.hInstApp = NULL; ShellExecuteEx(&ShExecInfo); WaitForSingleObject(ShExecInfo.hProcess, INFINITE); CloseHandle(ShExecInfo.hProcess); The crucial point is the flag … Read more