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[Spektre]

I have a script that needs to look if a process is running.

 

The candidate process' root name is located in a variable names "Table"

 

The full name of the process would be %Table%.exe

 

I'm having difficulty with the syntax for checking of this process exists and if it does closing it.

 

(Also the process has a *32 following it in the Task Manager.  Does this *32 need appended to the name?)

 

Thanks in advance.

[Masonjar13]

Process, Exist, process.exe
if(!errorlevel)
    Process, Close, process.exe

[Guest10]

In this example, how often the process is poled (checked) for ErrorLevel?

[girlgamer]

Unless it's looped, the routine shown will execute one time.

[Spektre]

Process, Exist, process.exe
if(!errorlevel)
    Process, Close, process.exe

 

I've tried a variation on this.  This snippet isn;t exactly what was asked for as the process name (minus the .exe) is held in a variable.  I suspect it is my use of variables that is wrong.

 

Process, Exist, %Table%.exe

If(!errorlevel)

{

Process, Close, %Table%.exe

}

 

Does not work.

 

 

In this example, how often the process is poled (checked) for ErrorLevel?

 

It is checked hundreds of times.  The process name (absent the .exe) is stored in the variable Table.  This is looped over from a list of file names in a directory.

[Exaskryz]

You can try %Table% . .exe or % Table . ".exe" for where the name should go, or you can create a new variable that appends the .exe onto the value. (I haven't tried any of that)

[Oldman]

I've tried a variation on this.  This snippet isn;t exactly what was asked for as the process name (minus the .exe) is held in a variable.  I suspect it is my use of variables that is wrong.

 

Process, Exist, %Table%.exe

If(!errorlevel)

{

Process, Close, %Table%.exe

}

 

Does not work.

 

 

 

It is checked hundreds of times.  The process name (absent the .exe) is stored in the variable Table.  This is looped over from a list of file names in a directory.

 

What is the problem ?

The script can't find the process or the script can't close the process ?

Because, the syntax is valid, assuming that the variable contains the process name without its extension.

[TravisQ]

Table=Notepad
Process, Exist, %Table%.exe
WinClose,ahk_pid %ErrorLevel%

[GEV]

What is the problem ?

The script can't find the process or the script can't close the process ?

 

To find this out you can use Example2 in http://ahkscript.org...ss.htm#Examples

 

 

Table = Notepad

Process, wait, %Table%.exe, 2
NewPID = %ErrorLevel%  ; Save the value immediately since ErrorLevel is often changed.
if NewPID = 0
{
    MsgBox The specified process did not appear within 2 seconds.
    return
}
; Otherwise:
MsgBox A matching process has appeared (Process ID is %NewPID%).
Process, priority, %NewPID%, Low
Process, priority, , High  ; Have the script set itself to high priority.

; WinClose Untitled - Notepad

Process, Close, %NewPID%

Process, WaitClose, %NewPID%, 5
if ErrorLevel ; The PID still exists.
    MsgBox The process did not close within 5 seconds.

[Exaskryz]

GEV has a typo right here, in his bolded line: Process, Close, %NeuPID% which should of course be Process, Close, %NewPID%

[GEV]

GEV has a typo right here, in his bolded line: Process, Close, %NeuPID% which should of course be Process, Close, %NewPID%

Thanks for the correction Exaskryz. But I found out that it doesn't work and erased it.

 

EDIT: Sorry It works!!

[Oldman]

Thanks for these enthusiastic supports, but there is a misunderstanding.
My question was specifically addressed to Spektre.
I wanted to know what problem he faced.

[Spektre]

 

Table=Notepad
Process, Exist, %Table%.exe
WinClose,ahk_pid %ErrorLevel%

 

This code will not execute.  %Table%.exe is not a valid parameter.

 

OK, I tried the following as a test case.

 

I have a process running named 4_Million.exe

 

Table = 4_Million

Process Exist, %Table%.exe

 

The script does not find the process running.  It is.

[Spektre]

My original code was as such: 

If ProcessExists(%Table%.exe)
{
Process, Close, %Table%.exe
}

ProcessExists(Name){
	Process,Exist,%Name%
	return Errorlevel
}

This never seemed to execute so I tried the simpler versions shown here.

[TravisQ]

Table=Notepad
loop {
ProcessExists(Table)
}
ProcessExists(Name){
	Process,Exist,%Name%.exe
	Process,close,%errorlevel%
}