how do i timeout a run command

[goodbyeplanet]

the run command executes the exe file which install the program on the computer. How do i timeout suppose the installation for some reason hangs....

thank you for your help...

[UEZ]

You can check the PID whether it still exists after x seconds/minutes/hours.

The Run command returns the PID.

Br,

UEZ

[goodbyeplanet]

You can check the PID whether it still exists after x seconds/minutes/hours.

Not really..I have noticed that the PID will ALWAYS remain even if the exe hangs. I tried it soemtime last week...

[UEZ]

What do you want to do when the app. hangs? Close the hanging app?

Br,

UEZ

[goodbyeplanet]

yes i would like to close the hanging app...

[goodbyeplanet]

$pid = run (myapp.exe)
$time = @sec
if $time > 20 then
processclose($pid)
endif

above is something that might be close but determining how long each app installs is a bit complicated since i have soo many applications..

[UEZ]

Here an simple example which starts Calc.exe and closes it after 10 seconds.

$pid = Run("calc.exe", "", @SW_HIDE)
$timer = TimerInit()
$wait = 1000 * 10 ;10 seconds
While TimerDiff($timer) < $wait
    Sleep(50)
WEnd
ProcessClose($pid)
Exit

You can use an array for saving the pids and its timeout values.

Each second you can check whether pid still exits and if it is running more than timeout value close the app.

Br,

UEZ

Edited January 24, 2011 by UEZ

[somdcomputerguy]

How do i timeout suppose the installation for some reason hangs....

So what condition is true after a successful install? Check for that after an amount of time has passed since the start.