I am trying to use the Shell command to run the MSDE setup.
Shell("MSDE\setup.exe SAPWD=blah INSTANCENAME=TEST SECURITYMODE=SQL")
This works in that it runs the setup, but the setup always pauses with a few
seconds to go (as far as I can tell just before the MDAC install).
If I then stop my VB.Net app, then the setup continues. Why is this
happening and what can I do to resolve it?
The same command works perfectly from the command prompt, so it seems that
the shell command isn't allowing the shelled app to launch another process
(MDAC install).
Chris Austin