Wait Until File Is Written ... How?

[mozart90]

Hi

I've got a problem. In my skript I have to wait until a file saving is finished so I can proceed loading the file in another application.

The question is how can I find out when the file is written completly to disk.

I 've tried it with the fileopen command, but I didn't get an error ...

while 1
$file  = fileopen("c:\testfile.bmp",1)
if @error then 
continue loop
else 
exit loop 
wend

msgbox(0,"","Filewriting  has finished")

Any suggestions?

Geetings Mozart90

Edited March 22, 2006 by mozart90

[billmez]

Hi

I've got a problem. In my skript I have to wait until a file saving is finished so I can proceed loading the file in another application.

The question is how can I find out when the file is written completly to disk.

I 've tried it with the fileopen command, but I didn't get an error ...

while 1
$file  = fileopen("c:\testfile.bmp",1)
if @error then 
continue loop
else 
exit loop 
wend

msgbox(0,"","Filewriting  has finished")

Any suggestions?

Geetings Mozart90

How is the file being written to disk, is it from the AutoIT script or another application? Edited March 22, 2006 by billmez

[big_daddy]

This might work, but it depends on how the file is being written.

While 1
    $a_size = FileGetSize("c:\testfile.bmp")
    If $a_size == 0 Then
        Sleep(200)
        ContinueLoop
    Else
        Sleep(200)
        $b_size = FileGetSize("c:\testfile.bmp")
        If $a_size == $b_size Then ExitLoop
    EndIf
WEnd
MsgBox(0, "", "File has finished installing.")

[mozart90]

...

the file is written from adobe acrobat. it is an jpg export from a hole page, which I want to crop with another proggi. (Starts with cmd line option jpg name). The saving in Acrobat time is very different, it depend on the amount of grafics on the page thats why i can't use a simple sleep().

the idea comparing the filesize I didn' tried yet because it failed with the Internet explorer....

Greetings Mozart90

[billmez]

...

the file is written from adobe acrobat. it is an jpg export from a hole page, which I want to crop with another proggi. (Starts with cmd line option jpg name). The saving in Acrobat time is very different, it depend on the amount of grafics on the page thats why i can't use a simple sleep().

the idea comparing the filesize I didn' tried yet because it failed with the Internet explorer....

Greetings Mozart90

Are you using AutoIT to save the file from Acrobat, or doing it manually?

[big_daddy]

...

the file is written from adobe acrobat. it is an jpg export from a hole page, which I want to crop with another proggi. (Starts with cmd line option jpg name). The saving in Acrobat time is very different, it depend on the amount of grafics on the page thats why i can't use a simple sleep().

the idea comparing the filesize I didn' tried yet because it failed with the Internet explorer....

Greetings Mozart90

Does Adobe not give you some kind of progress indicator while it is exporting?

[mozart90]

Does Adobe not give you some kind of progress indicator while it is exporting?

belive it or not this time it works (comparing the filesize)

and yes there is a progress bar in the status line at the bottom fo the window...

Is ther the possibility to 'read' this progress bar.

@billmez

I use some send() commands

Mozart90

[billmez]

belive it or not this time it works (comparing the filesize)

and yes there is a progress bar in the status line at the bottom fo the window...

Is ther the possibility to 'read' this progress bar.

@billmez

I use some send() commands

Mozart90

If that works, stay with it. Otherwise, is there another command you can send to Acrobat after the send commands you are currently using that will not complete until the file is saved (like file-close). If so, you can insert that in your command chain and then do your file processing after it.

[big_daddy]

belive it or not this time it works (comparing the filesize)

and yes there is a progress bar in the status line at the bottom fo the window...

Is ther the possibility to 'read' this progress bar.

@billmez

I use some send() commands

Mozart90

If you can get the controlID you may be able to use ControlCommand( "title", "text", controlID,"IsVisible", "").

[jvanegmond]

From help FileOpen:

Success: Returns a file "handle" or use with subsequent file functions.

Failure: Returns -1 if error occurs.

-1 is not 0 so it's true.. Might want to look at that. I'm not sure.

Else use this: FileExists

Edited March 22, 2006 by Manadar

[billmez]

From help FileOpen:

Success: Returns a file "handle" or use with subsequent file functions.

Failure: Returns -1 if error occurs.

-1 is not 0 so it's true.. Might want to look at that. I'm not sure.

Else use this: FileExists

He is not opening a file through AutoIT, it is being opened and saved through Adobe Acrobat. FileExists will return true as long as the file is there, even if it is still open and being written to. That is his original problem, finding when the file is completed.

[seandisanti]

belive it or not this time it works (comparing the filesize)

and yes there is a progress bar in the status line at the bottom fo the window...

Is ther the possibility to 'read' this progress bar.

@billmez

I use some send() commands

Mozart90

i'd say to watch the progress bar, check out PixelGetColor() or PixelChecksum() either could easily be used to tell when the progress bar has completed.

[jvanegmond]

i'd say to watch the progress bar, check out PixelGetColor() or PixelChecksum() either could easily be used to tell when the progress bar has completed.

My idea, sometimes the title changes or a window closes. In that case it is Really easy.

[big_daddy]

Like I said, you can use ControlCommand(). This works on Adobe Standard 6.0:

While 1
$IsVisible = ControlCommand("Adobe Acrobat Standard", "", "AVL_AVView13", "IsVisible", "")
If $IsVisible == 1 Then MsgBox(0, "", "IS Visible!!!", 1)
If $IsVisible == 0 Then MsgBox(0, "", "NOT Visible!!!", 1)
Sleep(1000)
WEnd

Edited March 22, 2006 by big_daddy

[blindwig]

the quick and easy way:

Dim $i1=1, $i2=2
While $i1 <> $i2 or $i1 = 0
$i1 = FileGetSize($FileName)
Sleep(5000)
$i1 = FileGetSize($FileName)
Wend

Basically, if the file stops growing, then you can assume it's done. Not as elegant as watching for a known progress bar, but it is easier to re-use.

[UmeshS]

Has anyone tried to use _WinAPI_WaitForSingleObject() UDF to accomplish waiting for a file to complete writing (without busy waiting, i.e. polling with sleep() )? Thanks. Umesh