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making screen wait until report is completed
- Thread starter manpaul
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Use a loop like:
You may need to check for other conditions to detect a failure quicker than 1 minute, and to know whether your loop terminated due to success or failure.
- Bill
Get the best answers to your questions -- See FAQ481-4875.
Code:
llDone = .f.
lnStart = seconds()
DO WHILE Not llDone
DOEVENTS
IF 0<adir(laDir,'OutputFile.pdf')
lnHnd = FOPEN( 'OutputFile.pdf' )
if lnHnd>0 && file was no longer locked, it could be opened
FCLOSE(lnHnd)
llDone = .T.
ENDIF
ENDIF
if lnStart+60 > seconds()
* Only wait a minute for process to complete
llDone = .t.
ENDIF
ENDDOYou may need to check for other conditions to detect a failure quicker than 1 minute, and to know whether your loop terminated due to success or failure.
- Bill
Get the best answers to your questions -- See FAQ481-4875.
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