Simple Start/Stop Script

[P00n]

Hello - I currently have a couple of batch scripts which rely on a couple of utilities - I would like to see if AutoIt can solve my problems for me, and I am looking for some guidance.

My "start" script is as follows:

echo Starting <program name here>...
net start "<servicename>" /yes
start /wait "" "c:\Sleep.exe" 15
echo <program name here> started successfully
Start "" "C:\<programnamehere>.exe"

You can see I need a "pause" to ensure the service is running because executing the .exe file. I do not want ANY user input - no waiting for a keypress in either START or STOP - the messages I have there were for my own testing.

My "STOP" script is as follows:

echo Stopping <program name here>
Start c:\pskill.exe "<program name here>.exe"
net stop "<servicename>" /yes
echo <program name here> stopped successfully

You can see I need a "kill" script to hunt down the application window and kill it before stopping the service.

Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

Edited May 18, 2011 by P00n

[hannes08]

Hello P00n,

you can use Run() to run DOS commands or programs. There's a service UDF somewhere in the forum you can use to start and stop services pretty easily. Use a Sleep() command to pause a script.

ProcessClose() will end a process. It's all there, just go ahead and start coding!

[P00n]

Hello P00n,

you can use Run() to run DOS commands or programs. There's a service UDF somewhere in the forum you can use to start and stop services pretty easily. Use a Sleep() command to pause a script.

ProcessClose() will end a process. It's all there, just go ahead and start coding!

Okay - thanks. Is there anything built in to AutoIt to do the

net start/stop "service name"

command or is this what I need another script for?

Thanks!

Edited May 18, 2011 by P00n

[hannes08]

Hi p00n,

you can do this in more than one way. Either use Run() to run your net stop/start or sc commands, or include the UDF from engine:

With the second way you don't need to check external command calls.

[P00n]

Hi p00n,

you can do this in more than one way. Either use Run() to run your net stop/start or sc commands, or include the UDF from engine:

With the second way you don't need to check external command calls.

Thanks for the help. In case anyone else finds this useful I figured out how to do it without any addition scripts:

Start Script

Run(@ComSpec & " /c " &"net start ""ApplicationName 9999.2"" /yes" )
Sleep(15000)
Run("c:\<path to application>.exe")

Notes: The @ComSpec /c allows you to run a command as a command line function. Please not the spaces before AND after the /c in quotes! Also - because my service name has spaces I had to double quote it - notice the ""

Stop Script

ProcessClose("<name of application>.exe")
Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & "net stop ""ApplicationName 9999.2"" /yes" )

Notes: Same as above - be mindful of the spaces around /c and watch the ""

The service that I start is VERY large - 300mb or so. I would "like" to have the script "know" when this service is "fully loaded" - is this possible even with the UDF link you sent?

[omikron48]

You can use "sc query <servicename>" and process the output to determine whether a service is already running.

I'm not sure whether "sc query" is better to use than "net start" or vice-versa.

[hannes08]

You can use "sc query <servicename>" and process the output to determine whether a service is already running.

I'm not sure whether "sc query" is better to use than "net start" or vice-versa.

SC is better when you want to stop/start/query services on remote machines. Also sc can query the state of a service. But it won't give you an errorcode upon failure.