How to Close a Text File

[bistrader]

I prepared the following to run a batch file on a Windows 2000 PC. The batch file ends by pulling up a txt file. My understanding is that by using RunWait that the 2 send commands that follow will NOT be executed until RunWait is completed. Yet, the txt file does NOT close.

I would like help with 2 issues: how might I change the following to close the txt file without using Sleep; and, what is another way to do this if I simply use Run to execute a none-batch file (say for a js, java script, file). Thanks for the help.

; Define the Path and batch file

Dim $PathToYourShortCut = "C:\Ftrade\example.bat"

; Path to the Folder where your shortcut resigns

Dim $DirToYourShortCut = StringLeft($PathToYourShortCut, StringInStr($PathToYourShortCut, "\", 0, -1))

; FileName of the shortcut

Dim $ShortCutName = StringRight($PathToYourShortCut, StringLen($PathToYourShortCut)-StringInStr($PathToYourShortCut, "\", 0, -1))

; Run CommandPrompt (telling it to run ShortCut file, but RunWait tells cmd.exe ( @ComSpec ) to start in the shortcut's folder.

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & $ShortCutName, $DirToYourShortCut, @SW_MINIMIZE)

; Quit via Alt-f and then x (File menu -> Exit)

Send("!f")

Send("x")

......

[ChrisL]

If I want to run a program and wait for it to close but also continue with checking other things I use something like

$process = Run ("the program.exe")

While ProcessExists($process)

;check some stuff or do some stuff
;etc
;etc

Wend

[dingo]

How about if you don't need to check other things?

Just run and hang till the job finishes..

d

[bistrader]

Don't need to or want to hang as have other AutoIt work to do. Would like AutoIt to preceed with next step as soon as possible. So, I still do not know how to tell AutoIt to wait until done with the nth step prior to processing the nth + 1 step.

Maybe you or others have know how and will post.

Thanks ..

[dingo]

Then his routine will allow you to go to the next step(s) immediately.

$FirstStep = Run ("the first Step")

do the second step

do the nth step

While ProcessExists($FirstStep )

Wend

Edited August 7, 2006 by dingo