Check when a Program is Done Running using a .BAT

Question

How would I go about checking to see if a specific program is done running?

I'm attempting to make a script that runs a series of .exe's (specifically and setup program and a number of patches) in order automatically.

So far I've been able to get them to run at the same time, but that's obviously not what I need.

How can I get them to run each after the other is completed?

I've looked at a few already posted, but I wasn't able to modify them to what I need.

Answer 1

Run your exe from the bat using this syntax

start /wait foo.exe

to wait for the executable to return before continuing on in the bat file.

Answer 2

Could you specify what method are you using for running the programs? There are more than one.

For instance, if you are using "START", there's a "/WAIT" switch which takes care of the waiting.