why does winwait not work

[Guest LizJ]

The following code does not wait until the cmd.exe has been 'killed'. Any ideas?

$drivetype=drivegetfilesystem("d:\")

if not ($drivetype="ntfs") then

Send("{LWINDOWN}{LWINUP}{UP}{UP}{ENTER}")

WinWait("Run","Type the name of a p")

If Not WinActive("Run","Type the name of a p") Then WinActivate("Run","Type the name of a p")

WinWaitActive("Run","Type the name of a p")

Send("cmd{ENTER}")

WinWait("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe","")

If Not WinActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe","") Then WinActivate("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe","")

WinWaitActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe","")

Send("convert{SPACE}d{SHIFTDOWN};{SHIFTUP}{SPACE}/fs{SHIFTDOWN};{SHIFTUP}ntfs{ENTER}")

WinWait("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")

If Not WinActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","") Then WinActivate("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")

WinWaitActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")

Send("data{ENTER}")

WinWait("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")

If Not WinActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","") Then WinActivate("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")

WinWaitActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")

ProcessClose("cmd.exe")

Endif

if not ($drivetype="fat32") and fileexists("d:\pharmdb\data") then

dircopy("c:\hhcs\database", "d:\pharmdb")

EndIf

[Blue_Drache]

The following code does not wait until the cmd.exe has been 'killed'. Any ideas?

Send("{LWINDOWN}{LWINUP}{UP}{UP}{ENTER}")
   WinWait("Run","Type the name of a p")
   If Not WinActive("Run","Type the name of a p") Then WinActivate("Run","Type the name of a p")
   WinWaitActive("Run","Type the name of a p")
   Send("cmd{ENTER}")
   WinWait("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe","")
   If Not WinActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe","") Then WinActivate("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe","")
   WinWaitActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe","")
   Send("convert{SPACE}d{SHIFTDOWN};{SHIFTUP}{SPACE}/fs{SHIFTDOWN};{SHIFTUP}ntfs{ENTER}")
   WinWait("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")
   If Not WinActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","") Then WinActivate("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")
   WinWaitActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")
   Send("data{ENTER}")
   WinWait("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")
   If Not WinActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","") Then WinActivate("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")
   WinWaitActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")
ProcessClose("cmd.exe")   
Endif

if not ($drivetype="fat32") and fileexists("d:\pharmdb\data") then
   dircopy("c:\hhcs\database", "d:\pharmdb")
EndIf

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This code is clunky and can be inturrupted or has the possibility to have errors.

Is "Convert" the name of a program? ... OK, just checked ... I see what you're doing.

Take a look at RunWait(@comspec)

your whole first block can be replaced by one line.

$drivetype=drivegetfilesystem("d:\")
if not ($drivetype="ntfs") then

   RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & "convert d: /fs:ntfs")

   WinWait("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")
   If Not WinActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","") Then WinActivate("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")
   WinWaitActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")
   Send("data{ENTER}")
   WinWait("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")
   If Not WinActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","") Then WinActivate("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")
   WinWaitActive("C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe - convert d: /fs:ntfs","")
ProcessClose("cmd.exe")   
Endif

Getting information from the CMD box is rather difficult.

Since I don't convert FAT32 to NTFS all that often (read never) I don't know the prompts that convert throws out.... You'll have to time it with sleep commands and such, or build a screen scraper that puts the contents of the DOS buffer into the clipboard where you can read it and wait for a specific prompt, then you can send an "Exit" command to the dos box.