Timing issue - DGV refreshes before process amends the data

Question

I\'ve got a button on a form that starts a process which, after x (varies) seconds, changes some data in a database table Y. The call InitializeGridView() then refreshes the DGV

Answer 1

You can call p.WaitForExit() on the process, but don't do that on the main thread (ie in a buttonClick);

You'll want something like:

//untested
private void btRunProcessAndRefresh_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{ 
    var p = Process.Start(@"\\fileserve\department$\ReportScheduler_v3.exe", "12"); 
    p.Exited += ProcessExited;
    p.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
    //InitializeGridView(); 
}     

void ProcessExited(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    InitializeGridView();    
}