Program won't run right. Something with sleep.

[xsnow]

Ok... here it is.

$time = InputBox("Shoutdown time", "Enter time in minutes: ")

If @error = 1 Then Exit

Sleep($time*60*1000)

$WinAmpTitle = WinGetTitle("classname=Winamp v1.x")

WinClose(""& $WinAmpTitle, "")

If I put in 1, 2, 5, minutes it works fine and closes winamp, but when I put in like 15 or 20, it won't close winamp. My screen saver also activates after this long, it's like the won't send the commands through a screen saver. Would that be my problem or is there a limit on sleep? I put the sleep into a while loop to sleep a minute, then loop until time and it still did the same so i'm guessing it's something with my screen saver?

Edit: I just had it run for 20 minutes while on my comptuer and it still didn't close winamp.

It closes winamp after just a few minutes if I select that, but not after this long.

Any ideas?

Edited May 1, 2007 by xsnow

[Sardith]

Maximum sleep time is 2147483647 milliseconds (24 days).

So My guess would be, the the screen saver.

Take a look at WinActivate, then try to Activate the window, and send what you want to. Just a shot in the dark.

[Kogmedia]

I just set my screen saver to a 1min and close notepad after 2 and it worked with screen saver active.

[xsnow]

I just set the same to try it, and it would work if I set it for running for liek 2-3 minutes, but for 15-20, it won't close winamp.

Anyone wanna copy my code and try it? It should work for most all versions of winamp.

[Sardith]

$time = InputBox("Shoutdown time", "Enter time in minutes: ")
If @error = 1 Then Exit

Sleep($time*60*1000)

$WinAmpTitle = WinGetTitle("classname=Winamp v1.x")

WinKill("" & $WinAmpTitle, "")

If I had winamp I'd try this. Give this a shot. Whats with the "" & $WinAmpTitle

[SadBunny]

I just set the same to try it, and it would work if I set it for running for liek 2-3 minutes, but for 15-20, it won't close winamp.

Anyone wanna copy my code and try it? It should work for most all versions of winamp.

Well you tried that quickly seen as that this thread was started like 25 minutes ago

I just tried for 4 and 6 minutes, but that both worked. Now I just set it to 20 minutes, will report results back here if nothing was found in the meantime.

Btw, to work around this just use something like this, it will check every 100 ms if enough time has passed then exits.

$timerstart = TimerInit()
$min2wait = 20

While 1
    $mspassed = TimerDiff($timerstart)
    If $mspassed > $min2wait * 60 * 1000 Then ExitLoop
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

WinClose( your program )

[xsnow]

$time = InputBox("Shoutdown time", "Enter time in minutes: ")
If @error = 1 Then Exit

Sleep($time*60*1000)

$WinAmpTitle = WinGetTitle("classname=Winamp v1.x")

WinKill("" & $WinAmpTitle, "")

If I had winamp I'd try this. Give this a shot. Whats with the "" & $WinAmpTitle

It pulls the title of winamp and closes winamp with that title.

[Sardith]

It pulls the title of winamp and closes winamp with that title.

What I ment rather, why the "" & ?

[SadBunny]

I totally did not expect it, but you are right! I let my script run for 3 and 6 minutes and it worked (closed notepad). Exactly the same code and notepad document (untitled) were not closed while the script actually did already terminate.

So strange... I am totally clueless here.

$time = InputBox("Shoutdown time", "Enter time in minutes: ")
If @error = 1 Then Exit
Sleep($time*60 *1000)
$WinAmpTitle = WinGetTitle("Naamloos")
WinClose(""& $WinAmpTitle, "")

(It is not actually winamp i used but just a untitled - Notepad ("Naamloos - Kladblok" in Dutch).)

[xsnow]

I totally did not expect it, but you are right! I let my script run for 3 and 6 minutes and it worked (closed notepad). Exactly the same code and notepad document (untitled) were not closed while the script actually did already terminate.

So strange... I am totally clueless here.

$time = InputBox("Shoutdown time", "Enter time in minutes: ")
If @error = 1 Then Exit
Sleep($time*60 *1000)
$WinAmpTitle = WinGetTitle("Naamloos")
WinClose(""& $WinAmpTitle, "")

(It is not actually winamp i used but just a untitled - Notepad ("Naamloos - Kladblok" in Dutch).)

i'm glad to hear that it's not just me.

Now to figure out Why.

[xsnow]

Anyone have any ideas why it won't work the way it is?

[The Kandie Man]

Try using the winamp automation library by big daddy:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...5&hl=winamp

-The Kandie Man ;-)