Script for killing and restarting process at a specfic time.

[fusion400]

Hi is it possible to make an autoit script that kills and restarts an application at a specific time.

This script should just sit in the background all the time and restart the application at 06:00 in the morning everyday.

[NerdFencer]

Yes

It should look something like this...

Look up the documentation for ProcessClose and Run if you need to.

Global $HasRunToday = False
While 1
    If @HOUR==6 And $HasRunToday==False Then
        ProcessClose("Some Process.exe")
        ProcessWaitClose("Some Process.exe")
        Run("Path to the executable to open")
    ElseIf @HOUR > 6 Then
        $HasRunToday = True
    EndIf
    Sleep(5000)
WEnd

[fusion400]

Yes

It should look something like this...

Look up the documentation for ProcessClose and Run if you need to.

Global $HasRunToday = False
While 1
    If @HOUR==6 And $HasRunToday==False Then
        ProcessClose("Some Process.exe")
        ProcessWaitClose("Some Process.exe")
        Run("Path to the executable to open")
    ElseIf @HOUR > 6 Then
        $HasRunToday = True
    EndIf
    Sleep(5000)
WEnd

It does not seem to work i tried with notepad.exe as the process to close

but nothing happens and i set my clock to 05:59:45.

[NerdFencer]

The @hour macro works on a 24 hour clock

If you are testing on 6 PM, you need to use 18, not 6

[fusion400]

The @hour macro works on a 24 hour clock

If you are testing on 6 PM, you need to use 18, not 6

I am using 24 hour clock but still nothing happens. It does not kill notepad.exe process.

And the script must work everyday not just once.

Does it work for you ?

Global $HasRunToday = False
While 1
    If @HOUR==6 And $HasRunToday==False Then
        ProcessClose("notepad.exe")
        ProcessWaitClose("notepad.exe")
        Run("cmd.exe")
    ElseIf @HOUR > 6 Then
        $HasRunToday = True
    EndIf
    Sleep(5000)
WEnd

Edited March 25, 2010 by fusion400

[Negative1]

Global $HasRunToday = False
While 1
    If @HOUR==6 And $HasRunToday==False Then
        ProcessClose("notepad.exe")
        ProcessWaitClose("notepad.exe")
        Run("cmd.exe")
    ElseIf @HOUR > 6 Then
        $HasRunToday = True
    EndIf
    Sleep(5000)
WEnd

Seams like you have a problem with the logic here:

Global $HasRunToday = False
While 1
    If @HOUR==6 And $HasRunToday==False Then
        ProcessClose("notepad.exe")
        ProcessWaitClose("notepad.exe")
        Run("cmd.exe")
        $HasRunToday = True
    ElseIf @HOUR == 0 and @min == 1 Then
        $HasRunToday = False ;reset the day at 12:01am.    
    EndIf
    Sleep(5000)
WEnd

Maybe I'm mistaken but it seams to me your script will fail if the clock is 7:00am or later when it first runs.

Hope this helps,

-1

[fusion400]

Global $HasRunToday = False
While 1
    If @HOUR==6 And $HasRunToday==False Then
        ProcessClose("notepad.exe")
        ProcessWaitClose("notepad.exe")
        Run("cmd.exe")
    ElseIf @HOUR > 6 Then
        $HasRunToday = True
    EndIf
    Sleep(5000)
WEnd

Seams like you have a problem with the logic here:

Global $HasRunToday = False
While 1
    If @HOUR==6 And $HasRunToday==False Then
        ProcessClose("notepad.exe")
        ProcessWaitClose("notepad.exe")
        Run("cmd.exe")
        $HasRunToday = True
    ElseIf @HOUR == 0 and @min == 1 Then
        $HasRunToday = False ;reset the day at 12:01am.    
    EndIf
    Sleep(5000)
WEnd

Maybe I'm mistaken but it seams to me your script will fail if the clock is 7:00am or later when it first runs.

Hope this helps,

-1

Hi i have tried this version also but it still fails for some reason. Notepad is not killed and cmd is not started. I set my clock to 05:59:45. Start the app and wait for the time to come to 06:00:00

How is autoit apps debugged how can i see what the hour variable has for value?

Edited March 25, 2010 by fusion400

[Negative1]

Global $HasRunToday = False
While 1
    If @HOUR = 6 And $HasRunToday = False Then
        ProcessClose("notepad.exe")
        ProcessWaitClose("notepad.exe")
        Run("cmd.exe")
        $HasRunToday = True
    ElseIf @HOUR = 0 and @min = 1 Then
        $HasRunToday = False ;reset the day at 12:01am.    
    EndIf
    Sleep(5000)
WEnd

Tested works just fine. Not sure why there was double equals signs in the original.

Cheers

-1

Edited March 25, 2010 by Negative1

[fusion400]

Hi i have tried this version also but it still fails for some reason. Notepad is not killed and cmd is not started. I set my clock to 05:59:45. Start the app and wait for the time to come to 06:00:00

How is autoit apps debugged how can i see what the hour variable has for value?

Works perfectly now.

Thanks alot for your help.