var vSuccess as Int


vSuccess = @Shell ("C:\Program Files\docPrint Pro v5.0\doc2pdf.exe" -i "C:\Users\Naik\Google Drive\FonDocuments\01419-20120624-0000037.doc" -o C:\Sesame2\Records\01419-20120624-0000037.pdf )

CreateAProcess ("C:\Program Files\docPrint Pro v5.0\doc2pdf.exe" -i "C:\Users\Naik\Google Drive\FonDocuments\01419-20120624-0000037.doc" -o C:\Sesame2\Records\01419-20120624-0000037.pdf )
 

The above commands uses external program to convert .doc file to .pdf file and it takes about 15 seconds to complete the process... kind of slow. The command to follow this use the created file to combine with other pdf file.

In the above code, @Shell ( ) command does not work. I do not know why? CreateAProcess ( ) command works fine. The problem is CreateAProcess ( ) is asynchronous command and sbasic does not wait until the command is completed and the resultant file is used with sbasic commands to follow. The only way, it will work if I put Loiter ( ) command or some routine to see that the file is created before sBasic command executes.

My question is:  Why does @Shell ( ) command fail to work here? How can I make it work?

Thanks.

vSuccess = @Shell ( @chr (34) + "C:\Program Files\docPrint Pro v5.0\doc2pdf.exe" + @Chr (34) + " -i " + @chr (34) +  vString + @chr (34) +  " -o "  +  vNewPDFFile )
CreateAProcess ( @chr (34) + "C:\Program Files\docPrint Pro v5.0\doc2pdf.exe" + @Chr (34) + " -i " + @chr (34) +  vString + @chr (34) +  " -o "  +  vNewPDFFile )


 

Above is the exact command. @Shell ( ) does not work, while CreateAProcess ( ) works.

vString has space in there, that is why put into quotes while the vNewPDFFile does not have any space in there.

Yes, it works as the commandline either in the Dos shell as well as through Run.  I am using Windows 7.