Button to stop another script

[Vikramjeet]

#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate("CONTROL", 250, 100)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("START or STOP", 57, 20, 150, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(3, 11, 2000)

$StartService_Button = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 30, 55, 75, 25)

$StopService_Button = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", 145, 55, 75, 25)

GUISetState()

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $msg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $StartService_Button
            _ServiceStartStop(1)
        Case $StopService_Button
            _ServiceStartStop()
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func _ServiceStartStop($sFlag = 0)
    If $sFlag = 1 Then
        Run('"' & @AutoItExe & '" /AutoIt3ExecuteScript "C:\Users\Charlie\Desktop\Script1.au3"')
    Else
;        How do I force stop Script 1 when I hit the STOP button
    EndIf
EndFunc

I have been able to create a Pop up with options 'START' and 'STOP'. I am able to start another script - Script1.au3 when I click the 'START' button. However I am not able to figure how to force stop Script1.au3 while it is running. My I please get ideas on how to stop Script1.au3 using the 'STOP' button. Thanks

[gruntydatsun]

you can use the process.au3 library to terminate the other process   ProcessExists  ProcessWaitClose should do it.

[Danp2]

The Run function returns the PID of the launched program, so you can capture this and then use it with ProcessClose to terminate the script.

[pixelsearch]

Hi Vikramjeet,
As stated by gruntydatsun and Danp2, the PID returned by your Run command, associated to ProcessClose() and ProcessWaitClose() should answer your question.

Please have a look at the following comment I wrote a few months ago, just focus on both PID and ProcessWaitClose() in it, then adapt it to your own script, using ProcessClose() first to force the 2nd script to end

https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/195073-autoit3executescript-variable-space-can-a-variable-defined-in-autoit-script-be-used-in-txt-file-autoit-code/?do=findComment&comment=1398965

Edited October 26, 2018 by pixelsearch