running a server side exe from an asp page

i have a classic asp page that calls an exe that does some comple开发者_如何学Gox processes. I want the asp page to wait until the exe completes processing. I tried shell. no luck. any solution?

-Vivek

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AspExec used to be a popular tool, but it doesn't seem like the company sells it anymore. You can still find it here for download. See this article for using it, as well as other options.