$CommandLine/Prompt

[ch00sen1]

Group,

Is there a way to pause command line entry for a exe file.

For example:

.../myfile.exe "pram1" "pram2" pram3"

is a schedule task on my machine that runs every five minutes. But, some times it takes 6 mins to complete and other times

3 mins to complete.

If myfile.exe takes longer than 5 mins to finish. I don't wont to start myfile.exe until it's finish. And, I think all of this can be done from the command prompt.

[pierrotm777]

Group,

Is there a way to pause command line entry for a exe file.

For example:

.../myfile.exe "pram1" "pram2" pram3"

is a schedule task on my machine that runs every five minutes. But, some times it takes 6 mins to complete and other times

3 mins to complete.

If myfile.exe takes longer than 5 mins to finish. I don't wont to start myfile.exe until it's finish. And, I think all of this can be done from the command prompt.

I should like to know how to also !

[martin]

Group,

Is there a way to pause command line entry for a exe file.

For example:

.../myfile.exe "pram1" "pram2" pram3"

is a schedule task on my machine that runs every five minutes. But, some times it takes 6 mins to complete and other times

3 mins to complete.

If myfile.exe takes longer than 5 mins to finish. I don't wont to start myfile.exe until it's finish. And, I think all of this can be done from the command prompt.

It doesn't sound like it should be difficult to fix but how are you running myfile.exe? With a Run Command, ShellExecute? Is myfile.exe something you wrote?

[ch00sen1]

It doesn't sound like it should be difficult to fix but how are you running myfile.exe? With a Run Command, ShellExecute? Is myfile.exe something you wrote?

myfile.exe is a something I wrote. It basicly runs a query on the given "pram1" "pram2" "pram3". And sometimes the query takes 3mins and sometimes it takes 6min to complete. But, for how long it takes I need the updated results. The problem is that this needs to be ran every five minutes.

But, If myfile.exe is not complete I don't wont to start a new myfile.exe until the first process is finish.

In some cases I use _ProcessComplete() to start and stop myfile.exe. So I won'e have two of them running at the sametime. This is helpful, but if something crazy happens the file still can be run from the command line.

For Example:

..../ping -t www.autoITscript.com

- only stops when I press Ctrl+C. This means that the process has finished and the command prompt is ready for a new input.

-This is kind of the same concept that I would like to have for myfiel.exe

[martin]

myfile.exe is a something I wrote. It basicly runs a query on the given "pram1" "pram2" "pram3". And sometimes the query takes 3mins and sometimes it takes 6min to complete. But, for how long it takes I need the updated results. The problem is that this needs to be ran every five minutes.

But, If myfile.exe is not complete I don't wont to start a new myfile.exe until the first process is finish.

In some cases I use _ProcessComplete() to start and stop myfile.exe. So I won'e have two of them running at the sametime. This is helpful, but if something crazy happens the file still can be run from the command line.

For Example:

..../ping -t www.autoITscript.com

- only stops when I press Ctrl+C. This means that the process has finished and the command prompt is ready for a new input.

-This is kind of the same concept that I would like to have for myfiel.exe

You can use _Singleton to make sure that your exe only has one instance running. But I think I would still use something like I suggested before, maybe more like this.

(Basic idea only, without params)

Global $MyExePID = 0
AdlibRegister("runMyExe",3*60000)
HotKeySet("^!K","StopMyExe");Ctrl Alt K


while 1
 sleep(90)
wend

Func RunMyExe()
 If processExists($MyExePID) then return;still running so let it continue till it has finished

 $MyExePID = Run("MyExe.exe")
 
EndFunc
 

Func StopMyExe()

 while processExists("MyExe.exe")
 ProcessClose("MyExe.exe")
    sleep(90)
 wend
 ;or put the hotkey in your exe?

Endfunc