How to define an internal name?

[Morteza]

Dears,

I Searched the forum & help file already, but no answer was found.

I want if my script is running previously, when the user executed another copy of my script, the previous executed copy be closed and new copy be ran. I know, I can close the previous copy by ProcessClose() function, but what if the user changed my script name? How can I recognize what is the new script name to close it by ProcessClose()? Can I define an internal name for my script for recognizing it if the name was changed by user?

Best

[ProgAndy]

I suppose to create a GUID and set it as AutItWinSetTitle Then, before you set it, check if there are other Wins with this title and make WinClose

Global Const $AutoItTitle = "MyAPP:6598834c-6cc7-45ea-9cd3-89dd825a2977"
; change the GUID to a Unique one for this app: e.g. use http://www.guidgen.com/
__UniqueThis()

; Prog@ndy
Func __UniqueThis()
    While WinExists($AutoItTitle)
        WinKill($AutoItTitle)
    WEnd
    AutoItWinSetTitle($AutoItTitle)
EndFunc

[Morteza]

I suppose to create a GUID and set it as AutItWinSetTitle Then, before you set it, check if there are other Wins with this title and make WinClose

Global Const $AutoItTitle = "MyAPP:6598834c-6cc7-45ea-9cd3-89dd825a2977"
; change the GUID to a Unique one for this app: e.g. use http://www.guidgen.com/
__UniqueThis()

; Prog@ndy
Func __UniqueThis()
    While WinExists($AutoItTitle)
        WinKill($AutoItTitle)
    WEnd
    AutoItWinSetTitle($AutoItTitle)
EndFunc

Thanks for your very quick answer

My script work at background; without any window. Can I use your tip at this situation?

Regards

[Skrip]

Yes you can. Just make a window, hide it (@SW_HIDE) and then have your script exit when the window is closed.

[Morteza]

Yes you can. Just make a window, hide it (@SW_HIDE) and then have your script exit when the window is closed.

Thank you very much. I will test it :-)

[ProgAndy]

No you don't need to create one. Each AutoIt App (not shure about those compiled as CUI) has an invisible window you can Access with AutoItWinSetTitle / AutoItWinGetTitle And those windows are recognized by WinExists

[SoulA]

Can't you put something like this in the beginning of your script so to prevent the user from running a script with a different name?

If @ScriptName <> "name you want here" Then Exit

[Richard Robertson]

That is valid code. You can verify the script name but you might want to give some kind of message saying it's been changing.

[Richard Robertson]

That is valid code. You can verify the script name but you might want to give some kind of message saying it's been changing.

[Morteza]

No you don't need to create one. Each AutoIt App (not shure about those compiled as CUI) has an invisible window you can Access with AutoItWinSetTitle / AutoItWinGetTitle And those windows are recognized by WinExists

That worked great Thanks again

[Morteza]

Can't you put something like this in the beginning of your script so to prevent the user from running a script with a different name?

If @ScriptName <> "name you want here" Then Exit

Thanks for your reply,

No! the codes such as your code just will work on current script, not previous running script. I want replace current script with previous running script. ProgAndy tip worked excellent.