Prevent Pause?

[JohnCleese]

Hello, I'm fairly new to autoit. I'm working on a script to launch an app under special conditions through a launcher.

But, I'm trying to make it so if I close the launcher without launching the app the script will end.

So far I have,

Run($launcher, $launcherdirectory)  If ProcessExists($launcherexe) =False And ProcessExists($AppExe) =False Then  Exit ElseIf ProcessExists($launcherexe) And ProcessExists($AppExe) =False Then ProcessWait($AppExe) EndIF

It works, but when it pauses even if I close the launcher the script doesn't end because it's stalled at ProcessWait.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[Rarst]

Ok, if I understand right you have AutoIt script that launches non-AutoIt launcher, that optionally launches program. And you want script to wait until either app starts or launcher closes.

If I got logic right this would be like:

Run($launcher, $launcherdirectory)  
If Not ProcessExists($launcherexe) And Not ProcessExists($AppExe) Then  
    Exit
ElseIf ProcessExists($launcherexe) And Not ProcessExists($AppExe) Then
    Do
        Sleep(100)
    Until ProcessExists($AppExe) Or Not ProcessExists($launcherexe)
EndIf

[JohnCleese]

Thanks for the attempt but that has the same effect as what I have already.

It still hangs at the end when Launcher is closed and App wasn't started.

[FireFox]

Thanks for the attempt but that has the same effect as what I have already.

It still hangs at the end when Launcher is closed and App wasn't started.

Maybe...

RunWait($launcher)
If Not ProcessExists($appExe) Then Exit

Cheers, FireFox.

[JohnCleese]

That's not what I need, the process of my script should go like this

Run Launcher

Wait for App to start

If App doesn't start, and Launcher=closed Then Exit Script

If App does start, Then continue with rest of script.

But thanks.

[Rarst]

That's not what I need, the process of my script should go like this

Run Launcher

Wait for App to start

If App doesn't start, and Launcher=closed Then Exit Script

If App does start, Then continue with rest of script.

But thanks.

Hm, first attempt should've roughly worked. Anyway take number two:

If Not Run($launcher, $launcherdirectory) Then Exit
;maybe ProcessWait($launcher) here if too fast
Do
    Sleep(250)
Until ProcessExists($AppExe) Or Not ProcessExists($launcherexe)
If Not ProcessExists ($launcherexe) Then Exit
;else script continues here

If this fails as well I'll have to make dummy launcher executable and test with it. >_< Waiting for feedback.

[JohnCleese]

Hm, first attempt should've roughly worked. Anyway take number two:

If Not Run($launcher, $launcherdirectory) Then Exit
;maybe ProcessWait($launcher) here if too fast
Do
    Sleep(250)
Until ProcessExists($AppExe) Or Not ProcessExists($launcherexe)
If Not ProcessExists ($launcherexe) Then Exit
;else script continues here

If this fails as well I'll have to make dummy launcher executable and test with it. Waiting for feedback.

Awesome! That works just as intended. Thank you very much to the both of you, this has been a great learning experience. >_<