Launching AutoIT app with AutoIT app

[Capel]

I have 2 AutoIT apps. I want the first app, with a GUI, to launch the second app. When the first app closes, I want to terminate the second app. BTW, the second app does not have a GUI. I searched for answers to this question, but did not find what I'm looking for.

Can anyone point me to a thread that discusses this topic or suggestions on how to monitor the second app so I know what to close?

[l3ill]

You could try FileInstall to get the second script to be a part of the first and then control it with a HotKeySet.

When you close the main the the second dies as well.

Unless I misunderstand....

[somdcomputerguy]

In the first app, use OnAutoItExitRegister, http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/OnAutoItExitRegister.htm, to run a function that ends the second app.

[Capel]

The second application is a polling app. Since AutoIT is not multi-threaded, I'm looking for a poor-man's way of polling without bogging down my main app.

Snowmaker, the on exit function could terminate the second app, if I can track a process id or something when the first app launches it.

[Jos]

. BTW, the second app does not have a GUI. I searched for answers to this question, but did not find what I'm looking for.

All Autoit3 scripts have a GUI.

Look at: AutoItWinSetTitle()

[somdcomputerguy]

..if I can track a process id or something when the first app launches it.

Run

Return Value

Success: The PID of the process that was launched.

[Capel]

Thanks for the responses. This gives me enough to get started.

[somdcomputerguy]

Alright. Good luck.