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I am trying to create a script that will stay paused until a certain process becomes active (runs) and then close it. But after it closes... I would like to keep the script paused to close any future instances of the program that might become active. I have posted what i have so far below... does anyone know what i am doing wrong? If so could you show me what i am missing? Thanks in advance.

HotkeySet('{PAUSE}', 'Terminate')

while 1

If ProcessExists("sysLOAD_INI.pif") Then
    ProcessClose("sysLOAD_INI.pif")
Endif

Wend


Func Terminate()
    Exit

EndFunc
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If I understand you correctly, you want to wait until the first instance is ran, then if another instance is opened, then you want to close any other instances other than the original instance... you can try this... I'm not sure if you can mod maybe the _SingleTon() in beta to do this, but this worked when I tested it on notepad.

Global $FirstEXE = '', $Found = ''
While 1
    If ProcessExists('Notepad.exe') And $Found <> 1 Then 
        $FirstEXE = ProcessExists('Notepad.exe')
        $Found = 1
    EndIf

    Local $aProcList = ProcessList('Notepad.exe')
    If UBound($aProcList) - 1 > 1 Then
        For $icount = 1 To UBound($aProcList) - 1
            If $aProcList[$icount][1] <> $FirstEXE Then ProcessClose($aProcList[$icount][1])
        Next
    EndIf
    Sleep(10)
WEnd

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If I understand you correctly, you want to wait until the first instance is ran, then if another instance is opened, then you want to close any other instances other than the original instance... you can try this... I'm not sure if you can mod maybe the _SingleTon() in beta to do this, but this worked when I tested it on notepad.

Might want to try reading it again. It sure sounds to me like he just wants to wait around (forever) for a process to open, and immediately close it.. over and over.

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Might want to try reading it again. It sure sounds to me like he just wants to wait around (forever) for a process to open, and immediately close it.. over and over.

Yea thats exactly what i want it to do. Until I can figure out a way to get the program off the pc... i just want to keep it closed... (it is some spin off of aol).

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Might want to try reading it again. It sure sounds to me like he just wants to wait around (forever) for a process to open, and immediately close it.. over and over.

I would like to keep the script paused to close any future instances of the program that might become active.

That's the part that had me confused is why I said "If I understand correctly".

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