End process if not after 5:00

[zcwight]

All I'm after is a script that will continuously check the time, and if a process starts before 5:00, then it will be killed straight away, if its after 5:00,  then it is allowed to run. But on weekends the process is allowed to run at any time.

A script that I could just modify to my needs would be nice, but if someone could point me to the Help File section that will do what I need, that would be better.

[InunoTaishou]

You'll need to register when the process started. I know in powershell you can check when a process started and how long it's been running but idk how to get that data through autoit.

I'd do something like a 2d array that holds the pid and the hour it started.

Use ShellExecute, or Run, to start the process and get the PID of that process.

You can use ProcessExists to check and see if the PID of the process is still running.

Use ProcessClose to force close a program (idk what program you're talking about, there's probably a safer way to close your program that just killing in using ProcessClose)

[kylomas]

zcwight,

What is the start time to not allow a process to run?

E.G. between 8:00AM and 5:00PM

kylomas

[kylomas]

zcwight,

In case you return to this thread here is a quick and dirty (and very simple) version of my understanding of your OP...

#include <array.au3>
#include <date.au3>

;    test progs ---------------------------------------------
Run(@ScriptDir & '\test1.exe')
Run(@ScriptDir & '\test2.exe')
;    test progs ---------------------------------------------

Local $aProcessesToMonitor = [ _
        'test1.exe', _
        'test2.exe' _
        ]

Local $sStartHour = '08:00:00'
Local $sEndHour = '17:00:00'

While 1
    If (@WDAY <> 7 And @WDAY <> 1) And ($sStartHour < StringRight(_NowCalc(), 8) And $sEndHour > StringRight(_NowCalc(), 8)) Then
        For $i = 0 To UBound($aProcessesToMonitor) - 1
            $aTmp = ProcessList($aProcessesToMonitor[$i])
            If @error Then ContinueLoop
            For $j = 1 To UBound($aTmp) - 1
                ProcessClose($aTmp[$j][1])
                ConsoleWrite('Closing ' & $aTmp[$j][0] & '[' & $aTmp[$j][1] & ']' & @CRLF)
            Next
        Next
    EndIf
    Sleep(1000)
WEnd

kylomas