another instance is already running

[GodForsakenSoul]

i'm having a small issue with firefox portable here.

behold, my script of death!

HotKeySet("^{F9}", "killtheprocess")
dim $ison=0 
dim $loop=1
Run("firefox.exe", "D:\FirefoxPortable") Sleep(100) 
if ProcessExists("firefox.exe") Then    
$ison=1 
EndIf  
While $loop=1   
Sleep(100)
WEnd
Func killtheprocess()
if $ison=1 Then
ProcessClose("firefox.exe")
Exit
Else
Exit
EndIf EndFunc

i make sure to check for any firefox.exe's running in my task manager before running this.

it says that another firefox is already running, or running but not responding (it chooses them randomly, i think)

and suggest i take a look to make sure it's dead.

it's dead. very dead. why does it claim to have other instances, despite the fact i have none.

i already did something like this once, except i forgot how

[somdcomputerguy]

In Task Manager, check under the 'Processes' tab to see if firefox is there. I've had a few situations where it is present there, but not under the 'Applications' tab.

[shawnmstout]

i'm having a small issue with firefox portable here.

behold, my script of death!

HotKeySet("^{F9}", "killtheprocess")
dim $ison=0 
dim $loop=1
Run("firefox.exe", "D:\FirefoxPortable") Sleep(100) 
if ProcessExists("firefox.exe") Then    
$ison=1 
EndIf  
While $loop=1   
Sleep(100)
WEnd
Func killtheprocess()
if $ison=1 Then
ProcessClose("firefox.exe")
Exit
Else
Exit
EndIf EndFunc

i make sure to check for any firefox.exe's running in my task manager before running this.

it says that another firefox is already running, or running but not responding (it chooses them randomly, i think)

and suggest i take a look to make sure it's dead.

it's dead. very dead. why does it claim to have other instances, despite the fact i have none.

i already did something like this once, except i forgot how

try this

HotKeySet("^{F9}", "killtheprocess")

dim $loop=1

Run("firefox.exe", "D:\FirefoxPortable") Sleep(100)

if ProcessExists("firefox.exe") Then

killtheprocess()

EndIf

While $loop=1

Sleep(100)

WEnd

Func killtheprocess()

ProcessClose("firefox.exe")

Exit

EndFunc

Edited July 25, 2009 by shawnmstout

[GodForsakenSoul]

thanks for the attempt, but it doesn't quite work.

it kills all and any firefox.exe i'm trying to launch then exits.

[shawnmstout]

thanks for the attempt, but it doesn't quite work.

it kills all and any firefox.exe i'm trying to launch then exits.

i thought that is what you was wanting, so what are you wanting to do?

[GodForsakenSoul]

my firefox tends to freeze and i don't like going into the task manager because it takes a few good minutes for it to load some times.

thus, the script checks to see if firefox.exe exists first, to see if its actually needed.

then, upon confirmation of firefox exe it kills it.

if not, just exit.

why the hell doesn't it work?!

[shawnmstout]

i thought that is what you was wanting, so what are you wanting to do?

Edited July 25, 2009 by shawnmstout

[shawnmstout]

right now your telling it to kill no matter what, you need to add a gui button to stop it, its not smart enough to tell if its frozen or not

[GodForsakenSoul]

no, no, you got it all wrong. i'm the one who tells it when FF is frozen. hence the hotkeyset.

upon firefox freezing, i precc ctrl f9 and it kills firefox.exe.

well, it's supposed to.

[Rarst]

Couldn't reproduce instance issue. One problem I see is too short pause after Run.

Here is what I ended up with while tweaking it:

HotKeySet("^{F9}", "killtheprocess")

If Not ProcessExists("firefox.exe") Then
    Run("G:\_Firefox\FirefoxPortable.exe", "G:\_Firefox\") 
Else
    MsgBox(0,"","Firefox already running")
    Exit
EndIf

Do
    Sleep(100)
Until ProcessExists("firefox.exe")

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func killtheprocess()
    ProcessClose("firefox.exe")
    Exit
EndFunc

By the way what's wrong with Alt+F4 to close FIrefox? >_<

[Danny35d]

Try it:

HotKeySet("^{F9}", "killtheprocess")

If Not ProcessExists("firefox.exe") Then
    Run("firefox.exe", "D:\FirefoxPortable") 
Else
    MsgBox(0,'',"Firefox already running")   
EndIf

While ProcessExists('firefox.exe')
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func killtheprocess()
    While ProcessExists('firefox.exe')
        ProcessClose("firefox.exe")
    WEnd
    Exit
EndFunc