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Asked: 2026-06-06T18:32:19+00:00

Is there a way to check if an application has finished loading. For example

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Is there a way to check if an application has finished loading.

For example if I were to use Process newProcess = Process.Start(@"C:\someFile.xls");
is there IsLoaded or IsFinishedLoading or something similar to that, so that another line of code does not fire until the application is fully loaded.

I ask because I get an error when trying to interface with an excel sheet because its not open. Using only Process newProcess = Process.Start(@"C:\someFile.xls"); does the job but only after my application has crashed due to no excel document being open.

Now is there a way to speed up the starting of the program/file? Or have I coded something incorrectly.

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  1. Editorial Team

    There is no generic way to know when an application started or finished opening a document.

    Some programs (i.e. Office applications) provide API to communicate/control them, while others (i.e. Notepad) have no way to know this information.

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