ProcessClose then FileDelete => Fails

[DarkBoost]

I have written a script to automate a program installation and as it completes it automatically starts the application, there are no command switches to avoid this.

I need to stop the process and delete the file to apply the needed update however after the process is closed the file will not delete even if sleeping 1min before running the delete.

Any ideas?

;example script only...
$dir = "c:\winzip\"
$exe = "winzip.exe"

If ProcessExists($exe, 5) Then
    ProcessClose($exe)
    ProcessWaitClose($exe)
EndIf

While 1
    If FileExists($dir & $exe) Then
        FileDelete($dir & $exe)
    Else
        ExitLoop
    EndIf
WEnd

In addition I have tried the following:

-> Sleep(10000) before running FileDelete

-> End Explorer.exe process and then run the FileDelete

-> FileClose($dir & $exe) then FileDelete

Not sure what else to try?

Edited January 17, 2009 by DarkBoost

[TerarinK]

First I would like to know why the 5 is in there with the ProcessExists? Secondly why delete the winzip.exe but leave the whole thing still (WinZip) there?

[DarkBoost]

Was confused with ProcessWait

Maybe this will help?

I am trying to ProcessClose("A") and then FileDelete("A") but unable to because it appears the file/process is still running even after being closed.

[TerarinK]

;example script only...
$dir = "c:\winzip\"
$exe = "winzip.exe"

While 1
    If WinExists($dir & $exe) Then
        If WinClose($exe) Then FileDelete($dir & $exe)
    Else
        ExitLoop
    EndIf
WEnd

Edited January 17, 2009 by TerarinK

[DarkBoost]

Trying this now. I always thought the closing the process was a more powerful function than closing the window?

[GEOSoft]

You might also want to compare your

If ProcessExists($exe, 5) Then

to the help file for the ProcessExists() function

[DarkBoost]

GEOSoft as mentioned before i was confused with ProcessWait

[FireFox]

@DarkBoost

$wgp = WinGetProcess("winrar")
$pgp = _ProcessGetPath($wgp)
While FileExists($pgp)
ProcessClose($wgp)
FileDelete($pgp)
WEnd

Cheers, FireFox.