6DAVEROO9 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Hi Folks, While I am new to AutoIt, as well as to Windows programming, I do have a fairly solid understanding of programming structures (IF's, WHILE's, FOR's, etc.) What I am trying to accomplish is the following: Poll system time, and when it reaches 2:10 AM, launch a program. Continue polling system time, and when it reaches 6:50 AM close the program that was launched at 2:10. That's it. I tried to schedule it in Task Manager, and while it launched, there does not seem to be a way to shut the program down, other than the vague "If still running after" option. I also tried to search online for an automation program that would provide the option to launch and close other programs, and that is what lead me to AutoIt. That's fine. I have no problem learning how to do it myself. I just need some guidance with respect to which variables to use, and the syntax of the AutoIt commands. All help is appreciated. Cheers. ~6DAVEROO9~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormbreaker Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 (edited) Welcome to the forum. This should do the work:While 1 If @Hour = 02 and @Min = 10 then If ProcessExists("cmd.exe") then _DoNothing() else Run("cmd.exe") EndIf EndIf If @Hour = 06 and @Min = 50 then ProcessClose("cmd.exe") ExitLoop EndIf WEnd Func _DoNothing() EndFuncHere CMD.exe is the name of my program. Edited May 17, 2012 by MKISH ---------------------------------------- :bye: Hey there, was I helpful? ---------------------------------------- My Current OS: Win8 PRO (64-bit); Current AutoIt Version: v3.3.8.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6DAVEROO9 Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Thanks MKISH. That looks way more like something I'm familiar with than what I was doing. Once you know the syntax, it just flows right out, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormbreaker Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Yup. Once you master this one, it helps you a lot even in other languages like C/C++ as well ---------------------------------------- :bye: Hey there, was I helpful? ---------------------------------------- My Current OS: Win8 PRO (64-bit); Current AutoIt Version: v3.3.8.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armoros Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Welcome to the forum. This should do the work: While 1 If @Hour = 02 and @Min = 10 then If ProcessExists("cmd.exe") then _DoNothing() else Run("cmd.exe") EndIf EndIf If @Hour = 06 and @Min = 50 then ProcessClose("cmd.exe") ExitLoop EndIf WEnd Func _DoNothing() EndFunc Here CMD.exe is the name of my program. Man this snippet cleared a lot of stuff in my mind if-else-run... must go in Examples Script Wiki..... [font="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"] [/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormbreaker Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Glad it was helpful to you guys... These days I am getting busy a lot with the cafe work. We are actually upgrading all our PC's and installing new software etc. ---------------------------------------- :bye: Hey there, was I helpful? ---------------------------------------- My Current OS: Win8 PRO (64-bit); Current AutoIt Version: v3.3.8.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedna Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Welcome to the forum. This should do the work: ... Here is optimized way: Global $is_running = False While 1 If @HOUR = 02 And @MIN = 10 Then If Not $is_running Then If Not ProcessExists("cmd.exe") Then Run("cmd.exe") $is_running = True EndIf EndIf If @HOUR = 06 And @MIN = 50 Then If $is_running Then ProcessClose("cmd.exe") ; $is_running = False ; not needed ExitLoop EndIf EndIf Sleep(1000) WEnd Resources UDF Â ResourcesEx UDF Â AutoIt Forum Search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exit Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 more optimized ? While 1 If @HOUR & @MIN = 0210 Then $pid = Run("cmd.exe") Sleep(16800000) ; wait 4 hours and 40 minutes ProcessClose($pid) Sleep(69590000) ; wait 19 hours and 19 minutes and 50 seconds. Allow 10 seconds timing difference due to start/stop process. EndIf Sleep(1000) WEnd App: Au3toCmd       UDF: _SingleScript()                 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6DAVEROO9 Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 Gee, thanks for all the optimizations, guys. I am kind of going in another direction, however. I found that the program was using up 25% CPU time, likely because it was polling the system time continuously while waiting for the criteria to be met. I put the following together in an attempt to minimize activity: A = @HOUR B = @MIN If A > 6 C = 25 - A E = 290 ElseIf A < 2 C = A - 1 E = 290 Else C = 0 B = 70 E = ( ( 60 * ( 5 - A ) ) + ( 70 - B ) EndIf D = ( C * 60 ) + ( 70 - B ) Wait D minutes Run ( "C:\Program.exe" ) Wait E minutes ProcessClose ( "Program.exe" ) What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixXL Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) Hey 6DAVEROO9 You can Try AdlibRegister to Poll Each Minute It will not Trap You In A Loop MoreOver it Will Consume Less CPU CodeAdlibRegister('_MyFunc',60000) Func _MyFunc() If @HOUR = 02 And @MIN = 10 Then If Not ProcessExists("cmd.exe") Then Run("cmd.exe") ElseIf @HOUR = 06 And @MIN = 50 Then If ProcessExists("cmd.exe") Then ProcessClose("cmd.exe") EndIf EndFunc Edited May 21, 2012 by PhoenixXL My code: PredictText: Predict Text of an Edit Control Like Scite. Remote Gmail: Execute your Scripts through Gmail. StringRegExp:Share and learn RegExp.Run As System: A command line wrapper around PSEXEC.exe to execute your apps scripts as System (LSA). Database: An easier approach for _SQ_LITE beginners. MathsEx: A UDF for Fractions and LCM, GCF/HCF. FloatingText: An UDF for make your text floating. Clipboard Extendor: A clipboard monitoring tool. Custom ScrollBar: Scroll Bar made with GDI+, user can use bitmaps instead. RestrictEdit_SRE: Restrict text in an Edit Control through a Regular Expression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6DAVEROO9 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 Thanks PhoenixXL. I like it. Very elegant. Another example of how it pays to know your process library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellon Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Unless there is a crying need to have this running all the time I would skip the first part and just use the Windows scheduler to start the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6DAVEROO9 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 Oops! Just compiled and ran it, and nothing appears to have happened. Cannot see the process running in Task Manager. Wil try to rework mine in the meantime to see if I can get better results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Unless you have a While loop in there or a Do loop, the script is going to immediately run and close. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays.  -  ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script.  -  Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label.  -  _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file  -  SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor  -  GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI.  -   Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6DAVEROO9 Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 Thanks BrewManNH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6DAVEROO9 Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 OK, so putting in the While loop on PhoenixXL's script got it compiled and running. I was still somewhat frustrated that I could not get my own script running, so I plugged away at it, and I finally came up with this. Launch at bedtime, and forget. It polls the system only once, and then does its thing. Dim $A=@HOUR, $B=@MIN, $C, $D, $E While 1 _CalcInterval () $D=(($C*60)+(70-$B))*60000 Sleep($D) Run("C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe") Sleep($E) ProcessClose("Steam.exe") WEnd Func _CalcInterval () If $A > 6 Then $C = 25 - $A $E = 17400000 ElseIf $A < 2 Then $C = $A - 1 $E = 17400000 Else $C=0 $B=70 $E=((60*(5-$A))+(70-$B))*60000 EndIf EndFunc My first functioning script! Newbie challenge #1... Accepted. And completed. F#ck yeah. OK, maybe I've been spending a bit too much time at Memebase. Time to go outside. ;-) Oh, and if I didn't mention it, the reason I needed this is that my ISP has unlimited downloads during that time window, so it is the best time to download game files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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