Im new to Auto it and I have no clue on how to do this.

[Alux]

I want to run a program when I click the autoit script but I also want it to not run if it is already running

Can someone please write me an example script with the program as example.exe and its location is on the desktop.

would be greatly appreciated.

Thx.

~Alux

[Alux]

Ok, I would also like to run example2.exe 2 seconds after example.exe.

They are both on the desktop.

They need to launch unless the are already open (using the au3 script)

Once again, I'd appreciate it if someone could write this, Im sure it wouldnt take to long.

[BrettF]

Check out process exists and run.

Give it a go, and report back here if you run into any issues.

Cheers,

Brett

[Alux]

Check out process exists and run.

Give it a go, and report back here if you run into any issues.

Cheers,

Brett

Dunno what that means lol, as I said I am new and don't know anything about it. (Excpet changing the values on that calculator example script )

[BrettF]

Have you found the helpfile yet?

If not have a look for it.

[FaT3oYCG]

if you have installed autoit and scite and koda, basically the whole package then open scite and press f1 to open the help file, also this is where people say rtfm as you quite clearley havent even tried to look into how to code anything in autoit

[Alux]

Righto, will try this, thanx

[Reaper HGN]

You might also look at _Singleton. That function will allow you to run only one instance of a script.

[Cw2K1]

You might also look at _Singleton. That function will allow you to run only one instance of a script.

it's for the script exe itself, and it will not work if the script runs another program with same process name.

he can try this

If ProcessExists("Process.exe") Then
    MsgBox(64, "Program Info", "this program is already running.", 10)
Else
    ShellExecute("Program.exe")
EndIf

[BrettF]

Are you sure about that?

#Region;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#AutoIt3Wrapper_outfile=notepad.exe
#EndRegion;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#include "Misc.au3"
Run (@SystemDir & "\notepad.exe")
Sleep (2000)
if Not _Singleton("notepad_show",1)Then
    Msgbox(0,"Warning","An occurence of test is already running")
    Exit
EndIf
Msgbox(0,"OK","the first occurence of test is running")

[Bert]

Welcome to the forum. You can take AutoIt 1-2-3 to get up to speed on how to use AutoIt.

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21048