runwait and shellexecutewait aren't waiting

[kwantum]

Hello,

I am trying to write an autoit script to install software. The software installation is a silent install that runs setup.exe with some parameters.

It runs fine from a cmd prompt and with a batch script. I am converting to autoit so the installation media can be downloaded and extracted to the correct place and eliminate a lot of user error in this process.

I have one autoit script that downloads the media and extracts the zip. That script calls a helper autoit script. The helper script has

#RequireAdmin.

$instparms = " /s /v"

ShellExecuteWait("C:\Temp\setup.exe", $instparms)

I have tried using our old batch script with shellexecutewait. The script keeps running and doesn't wait. I have a pop up at the end to report if the install succeeded or failed. As soon as the zip file uncompresses and the helper script is called, I get the pop up saying the install failed.

I also tried runwait and and processwaitclose. In task manager I can see setup.exe and the helper script still running.

I can get the script to work by adding in sleeps but I would prefer not to go that route.

Any ideas?

Thank you

[kylomas]

kwantum,

See this thread.  Applies if you are running the script from SciTE.

kylomas

edit: Don't know of a workaround.  Search the forums.  I'm sure this has come up before.

Edited October 13, 2017 by kylomas

[orbs]

@kwantum, welcome to the AutoIt forum.

9 hours ago, kwantum said:

In task manager I can see setup.exe and the helper script still running.

so the helper script is obviously working correctly. now, i assume the pop-up message is displayed by the master script; in that case, the master script should be calling the helper script also using a RunWait() or similar statement.

also, beware of UAC issues - i advise you run the master script as admin, at least for testing. also read this topic carefully:

 

[kosamja]

If it doesnt work that means your process starts another and then exits, instead of runwait use run, processwaitclose, processlist and then check for parent process pid.

[kwantum]

On ‎10‎/‎13‎/‎2017 at 2:08 AM, kosamja said:

If it doesnt work that means your process starts another and then exits, instead of runwait use run, processwaitclose, processlist and then check for parent process pid.

Thank you! I was able to get the script to wait for the helper script to work. In the main script I use shellexecutewait to call the helper script. The helper script has #requireadmin. That combination, elevates to admin and waits for the helper script to complete before returning to the main script.