Keep DOS batch file Shell window open (Access 97)

[Rob]

I'm running a batch file using the Shell function.

When I manually launch the batch file, the window remains open, since
I use the 'pause' statement. But when I launch the batch file within
Access, the Shell window becomes a blip on the screen and then is
gone. Why does the Shell window not stay open on the screen? I want
to visually verify that the batch file is functioning properly and
then close the window myself. Am I missing a command line switch
somewhere?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

[Trevor Best]

On 9 Sep 2003 09:28:44 -0700 in comp.databases.ms-access,
ro***********@mpls.frb.org (Rob) wrote:

I'm running a batch file using the Shell function.

When I manually launch the batch file, the window remains open, since
I use the 'pause' statement. But when I launch the batch file within
Access, the Shell window becomes a blip on the screen and then is
gone. Why does the Shell window not stay open on the screen? I want
to visually verify that the batch file is functioning properly and
then close the window myself. Am I missing a command line switch
somewhere?

It should stay there with the pause statement in it, if not then it's
likely it didn't actually run the batch file or some condition
occurred to make the batch file exit (exit command or direct call to
another batch file).

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