Execute another exe from vb .net
Dim startInfo As System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
Dim pStart As New System.Diagnostics.Process
startInfo = New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("C:\file.exe")
pStart.StartInfo = startInfo
pStart.Start()
pStart.WaitForExit() 'Your code will halt until the exe file has executed.
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