Pause a script and un-pause it after running another script

[nbala75]

I have couple of scripts running say A and B

Now i want to run a new script named C. While running script C, i want to pause A and B. While after completing script C, scripts A and B shud resume.

How do i do it?

I cannot use ShellexecuteWAIT since Script C is not run from Script A or B. Script C is run independently.

I Cannot use processwait etc from Script C, bcos, Script A and B are not .exe files, they are just script files with .au3

Plz guide me ASAP

[Xenobiologist]

Create a lookup function which checks every x seconds whether the relevant process exists.

If it exists then, loop (sleep) otherwise it goes on.

[heyhey]

I think it would be smarter to just turn them into .exe's? Or are you still working on them?

[nbala75]

I think it would be smarter to just turn them into .exe's? Or are you still working on them?

yup....still working on them...may do so in near term as well

[nbala75]

Create a lookup function which checks every x seconds whether the relevant process exists.

If it exists then, loop (sleep) otherwise it goes on.

which process to check and where to write this loop?

btw...all are .au3 scripts and how do u propose to check those whether running or not?

And also...i tried this which never worked

I have hotkeyset("^P") in Script A to Pause the script

If i want to run Script C, while pausing Script A, then at the beginning of Script C's code, i used Send keys ("^P"), thinking that this wud indeed pause Script A....it never worked...

Any other ideas??

Edited February 2, 2011 by nbala75

[JoHanatCent]

I have couple of scripts running say A and B

Now i want to run a new script named C. While running script C, i want to pause A and B. While after completing script C, scripts A and B shud resume.

How do i do it?

Try and put all 3 into one script?

[Xenobiologist]

Global $pid = 0, $pid1 = 0, $scriptPath = "loopTest.au3", $scriptPath1 = "loopTest1.au3"

$pid = _runAU3($scriptPath)
$pid1 = _runAU3($scriptPath1)
ConsoleWrite('! The PID of ' & $scriptPath & ' is : ' & $pid & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite('! The PID of ' & $scriptPath1 & ' is : ' & $pid1 & @CRLF)

ConsoleWrite(_checkAU3Run($pid) & "=== 0 = not running, 1 = running" & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite(_checkAU3Run($pid1) & "=== 0 = not running, 1 = running" & @CRLF)

Func _checkAU3Run($pid)
    If ProcessExists($pid) Then Return 1
    Return 0
EndFunc   ;==>_checkAU3Run

Func _runAU3($pathToAu3)
    Local $pid = Run('"' & @AutoItExe & '" ' & '/AutoIt3ExecuteScript "' & $pathToAu3 & '"', '', @SW_SHOW)
    Return $pid
EndFunc   ;==>_runAU3

[Juvigy]

Create a function/s from the second script and in the first script just call that function.

You can even #Include them .

[nbala75]

Global $pid = 0, $pid1 = 0, $scriptPath = "loopTest.au3", $scriptPath1 = "loopTest1.au3"

$pid = _runAU3($scriptPath)
$pid1 = _runAU3($scriptPath1)
ConsoleWrite('! The PID of ' & $scriptPath & ' is : ' & $pid & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite('! The PID of ' & $scriptPath1 & ' is : ' & $pid1 & @CRLF)

ConsoleWrite(_checkAU3Run($pid) & "=== 0 = not running, 1 = running" & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite(_checkAU3Run($pid1) & "=== 0 = not running, 1 = running" & @CRLF)

Func _checkAU3Run($pid)
    If ProcessExists($pid) Then Return 1
    Return 0
EndFunc   ;==>_checkAU3Run

Func _runAU3($pathToAu3)
    Local $pid = Run('"' & @AutoItExe & '" ' & '/AutoIt3ExecuteScript "' & $pathToAu3 & '"', '', @SW_SHOW)
    Return $pid
EndFunc   ;==>_runAU3

Does this run both simultaneously??

[Xenobiologist]

Yes, I think so! Just change the loopTest.au3 to any of your scripts.

Or create the to scripts loopTest.au3 and loopTest1.au3 with this content.

While 1
    Sleep(1000)
WEnd

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