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Hi!

I'm writing a windos-program that must call external .exe-files during
it's runtime. I use WinExec(...) to do this, but there is a small prob-
lem with this method: the Windows program does not stop!

The external routine must pass data back to the windows-program, and I
use the hard disk as a buffer:

  // Executes the external routine.
  if (WinExec("routine.exe", SW_HIDE) < 32)
    --> Error

  // Reads the information returned by the external routine.
  if ((file = _open("info.txt", O_RDWR)) == -1)
    --> Error

  ...

The problem is that the main-program continues to run - and reaches the
line where I open the result-file too early. I've made a .pif-file for
the externl routine that checks the "Exclusive"-flag for priority.

How can I check when the external routine is finished? Is there an al-
ternative to WinExec(...) (the LoadModule(...) does only work for win-
dows .exe-files)?

I must find a solution to this quickly, as this problem delays a whole
project.

Thanks for any help.

-- 
Regards,

J|rgen Longva <jlongva@lise.unit.no>

Student of technology
University of Trondheim
Norway.