> ' > ' Start a new process (Notepad). > ' > Dim myProcess As Process = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("MyTextFile.txt") > ' > ' Wait until it ends. > ' > myProcess.WaitForExit() > > MessageBox.Show("Notepad ended: " & myProcess.ExitTime & "." & _ > System.Environment.NewLine & "Exit Code: " & myProcess.ExitCode) > ' > ' Close the process to free resources. > ' > myProcess.Close() > >Thanks for the additional information.