Application, or possible windows developing errors after a while on batch

[4Bravo]

I'm running a batch process in Adobe Flash on a few hundred files in an array. Everything runs fine for about an hour or so, but then it says one of the files that it's opened successfully on every loop before won't open, throws up an error. I stop the script, try to open it manually and it won't open.

I log off, log back in and everything goes back to normal. Is this a memory problem? Any suggestions on how to keep Windows from developing errors in the long run? Here's the code I'm using:

#include <Array.au3>
#include <FileOperations.au3>
#include <RecFileListToArray.au3>
Opt("WinWaitDelay", 200)
$sPath = "D:\Animations\CYOA\Animation\Stock_Animations\Boy\Talking"
$justFILE = _RecFileListToArray($sPath, "*.fla", 1, 1, 0, 0)
$flaDIR = _RecFileListToArray($sPath, "*.fla", 1, 1, 0, 2)
For $i = 1 To $justFILE[0]
    $justFILE[$i] = StringTrimRight($justFILE[$i], 4)
;MsgBox (1, '', $justFILE[$i])
next

; _ArrayDisplay($FileList)
For $i = 1 To $flaDIR[0]
;MsgBox (1, '', $flaDIR[$i])
    Run("C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS5.5\flash.exe " & $flaDIR[$i])
    WinWaitActive($justFILE[$i])
Sleep(2000)
    ; send export command
    Send("^!C")
    WinWaitActive("Adobe Flash CS5.5")
    ; close .fla file
    Send("^X")
Next

[Melba23]

4Bravo,

Given that you say the error is caused by not being able to open a file, my immediate thought is that you are not properly closing the file on the previous pass.

Perhaps you could add a check after the Send("^x") line to confirm that it has indeed closed (a loop with ProcessExists should do the trick - Run returns the process ID) and force it if required with ProcessClose.

M23

[water]

Which Windows version do you run?

Is it always the same file?

Edited November 4, 2012 by water

[4Bravo]

I'm running windows 7, and the file changes.

M23, flash doesn't close after the loop, it stays open for the next file. Closing it and restarting it would add 10+ seconds to a batch running 200+ files in the array.

[Melba23]

4Bravo,

Then is there something you can check after the Send("^x") to confirm that particular file has closed?

M23

[4Bravo]

The only way I can confirm is by looking at the application and seeing if the window is closed. After running 5+ scripts since this post I am convinced that Flash is garbage after running a batch process for more than an hour. Is there a Autoit function to call a command like send ("^!X") to close the application after an 1 hour?? and then continue the script and call that send command every hour? Even every 30 mins would be a lot easier than shutting down the application on every loop, or trying to pick up the pieces after it crashes

Edited November 5, 2012 by 4Bravo

[water]

I would simply add a counter to your script. After n loops restart Flash and reset the counter.

[4Bravo]

Thanks for replying Water, can you show me an example of this? I don't think I know how to continue the array without starting from the beginning

[water]

Is the code you showed in post #1 the latest code?

Does 'Send("^X")' only close the opened .fla file but not the application?

[4Bravo]

yes, ("^!X") closes the application

[water]

But now you seem to send "^X" only, which - according to the comment - only closes the .fla file. If you then run flash again in the next loop don't you get hundreds of flash processes?

Could you run this modified version of the script?

#include <Array.au3>
#include <FileOperations.au3>
#include <RecFileListToArray.au3>
Opt("WinWaitDelay", 200)
$sPath = "D:AnimationsCYOAAnimationStock_AnimationsBoyTalking"
$justFILE = _RecFileListToArray($sPath, "*.fla", 1, 1, 0, 0)
$flaDIR = _RecFileListToArray($sPath, "*.fla", 1, 1, 0, 2)
For $i = 1 To $justFILE[0]
$justFILE[$i] = StringTrimRight($justFILE[$i], 4)
;MsgBox (1, '', $justFILE[$i])
next

; _ArrayDisplay($FileList)
For $i = 1 To $flaDIR[0]
    ;MsgBox (1, '', $flaDIR[$i])
    Run("C:Program Files (x86)AdobeAdobe Flash CS5.5flash.exe " & $flaDIR[$i])
    WinWaitActive($justFILE[$i])
    Sleep(2000)
    ; send export command
    Send("^!C")
    WinWaitActive("Adobe Flash CS5.5")
    ; close .fla file
    Send("^X")
    If $i = 5 then
        $a = ProcessList()
        _ArrayDisplay($a)
    EndIf
Next

How many Flash processes do you see?

[4Bravo]

After 5 files were processed I get the array and see 1 Flash.exe

[water]

Then replace

If $i = 5 then
$a = ProcessList()
_ArrayDisplay($a)
EndIf

with

If Mod($i, 50) = 0 then
  Send("^!X") ; End Flash
  ProcessWaitClose("flash.exe") ; wait until the process has finished
EndIf

Closes flash after processing 50 files.

[4Bravo]

Thanks!! It ran all night and didn't crash once

[water]

Glad your problem could be solved