Run-time error 53

Need help with a simple problem. I am supplied with a file of integer numbers. From within
Visual basic 6.0, I sort the file as follows

Shell "command.com /C type K:\Recycler\temp|sort>K:\Recycler\TEMP1", vbHide

this is quick and dirty, but works well. I then try to open the file to read and get
the run time error 53 "file not found". The file is there as I can open it with notpad.
But program wise it not there. this is the code I use to read the file. I am trying to
load list box. Thanks in advance

Open "K:\Recycler\TEMP1" For Input As #1
Do While Not EOF(1)
Line Input #1, buf
c.AddItem buf
Loop
Close #1

When calling a shell command, VB executes the shell and immediately continues on to the next line of code.

If this happens to be your open command, the file might not have been created in time but it will be there when you close your program and use notepad.

I usually put a few seconds delay in after the shell command.

for example

at start of sub, put in Dim TimeOut as long

after shell command put in

TimeOut = Timer + 5 'for 5 seconds
do until timer>TimeOut
loop

hope that helps

Hi Strod

My question is:
Occured
"Visual Basic 5.0 Setup Toolkit
Run-time Error '53'
File Not Found"
windows and setup terminated when I setup my software.

Please advise how to solve?

Regards,
May

As suggested by strod, try to give some delay.Also the reason of error is due to file usage.i.e The file may not have been closed after creating it.Some applications like World behave absurdly, they exist but program denies its existence.Close the file, free its handle and then your code would read it.

Hi Cirus,

It is a software had been installed in system and this software using VB6.0, but my software is using VB5.0 it is why meet error 53.

I can fix it using this way:

copy the program which had been setup successfully to this PC Sysytem which occured error 53, and copy COMCT232.ocx file to C:\windows\system32\, then execute C:\windows\system32\regsvr32 COMCT232.OCX under DOS.

Now i want to write a EXE file as a patch to execute these two steps to make my software work well. Do you know how to write a EXE file to execute 'copy COMCT232.ocx file to C:\windows\system32\, and execute C:\windows\system32\regsvr32 COMCT232.OCX under DOS' automatically?

Thanks
Regards,
May

For running an EXE in DOS environment, you can use ShellExexuteEX ( Extended version) that has more options.

If you need to run your exec through batch file using DOS shell there is a commad that at this moment i am not able to recall.I did similar thing in DOS shell.I 'll check up that command .