Pause script execution

[Solomon]

Im trying to create an installer for Microsoft Virtual PC. The setup.exe file has several subfolders. Ive compiled the setup and subfolders into a sfx file, "VirtualPC2004SP1.exe". This extracts it's contents into c:\virtual pc\, and then the script runs c:\virtual pc\setup.exe.

FileInstall("VirtualPC2004SP1.exe", @UserProfileDir & "\local settings\temp\VirtualPC2004SP1.exe")
Run(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & @UserProfileDir & '\Local Settings\Temp\VirtualPC2004SP1.exe"', '', @SW_HIDE)
WinWait("7-Zip self-extracting archive","E&xtract to:")
If Not WinActive("7-Zip self-extracting archive","E&xtract to:") Then WinActivate("7-Zip self-extracting archive","E&xtract to:")
WinWaitActive("7-Zip self-extracting archive","E&xtract to:")
Send("{DEL}c{SHIFTDOWN};{SHIFTUP}\virtual{SPACE}pc{SHIFTUP}{ENTER}")
ProcessWaitClose("VirtualPC2004SP1.exe")
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in there, the script continues running. It cant find the setup.exe, because it hasn't been extracted yet. Short of putting in Sleep(10000), is there anything I can do?

Ive verified in the Task Manager that VirtualPC2004SP1.exe is the correct process name, and is recognised by Windows correctly. If I add in the Sleep(), then the script works fine. Ive tried adding a timeout of 20 seconds (plenty of time for the sfx to finish extracting it's contents, as it only takes about 5, and the process is closed within 7). So I figure Im doing something wrong with the ProcessWaitClose. Can anyone point out what it might be, please?

[this-is-me]

For one thing (although I doubt this is the answer), you can do this:

Run(@UserProfileDir & '\Local Settings\Temp\VirtualPC2004SP1.exe')oÝ÷ Ø@ÈN)ìµæ¡ûay¦è½çh¶¬jëh×6FileInstall("VirtualPC2004SP1.exe", @TempDir & "\VirtualPC2004SP1.exe")
Run(@TempDir & "\VirtualPC2004SP1.exe")oÝ÷ Ù.v÷öÙÞyÛayÊ&²bjw!jx¶¬r^jëh×6If Not WinActive("7-Zip self-extracting archive","E&xtract to:") Then WinActivate("7-Zip self-extracting archive","E&xtract to:")
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Then report back with the updated script and results.

Edited October 15, 2006 by this-is-me

[Solomon]

OK, new code is

FileInstall("VirtualPC2004SP1.exe", @TempDir & "\VirtualPC2004SP1.exe")
Run(@TempDir & "\VirtualPC2004SP1.exe")
WinWait("7-Zip self-extracting archive","E&xtract to:")
ControlSetText("7-Zip self-extracting archive", "E&xtract to:", "Edit1", "C:\Virtual PC")
Send("{ENTER}")
ProcessWaitClose("VirtualPC2004SP1.exe")
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Edited October 15, 2006 by Solomon

[this-is-me]

Try doing this:

While NOT FileExists("C:\Virtual PC\setup.exe")
    Sleep(250)
Wend

Then execute the program.

[tresa]

Have you try to get the process num with

$processNum=Run(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & @UserProfileDir & '\Local Settings\Temp\VirtualPC2004SP1.exe"', '', @SW_HIDE)

and then

ProcessWaitClose($processNum)

Also seen in the help file : (maybe it's not an issue)

In order to work under Windows NT 4.0, ProcessWaitClose requires the file PSAPI.DLL (included in the AutoIt installation directory).

Edited October 15, 2006 by tresa

[Solomon]

Thanks for your help, guys!

I got it working with tresa's example. When I tried this-is-me's example, I got a warning later on in the install routine about a missing file. Im thinking that the setup executable was running before everything else had been extracted?

Thanks again for your help.