Start Program when another stops

[david1337]

Hi guys

I hope you can help me. I want my script to open a program when a specific process is closed.

Say I have Notepad opened for a while, and then when I close it, another program should open, like Internet Explorer.

This is what I've got so far:

If Not ProcessExists("notepad.exe") Then run("C:\Program files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe")

But I want the script to run until the "then" statement is executed, how do I do that?

So the script should keep running until I have closed notepad and thereby Internet Explorer is executed.

[Kjodiz]

While ProcessExists("notepad.exe")
If Not ProcessExists("notepad.exe") Then
Run ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe")
Wend

Shot in the dark, but i think it'll work

[david1337]

While ProcessExists("notepad.exe")
If Not ProcessExists("notepad.exe") Then
Run ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe")
Wend

Shot in the dark, but i think it'll work

Hi Kjodiz

Thank you for answering.

I get this error when executing your code:

(4) : ==> "Wend" statement with no matching "While" statement.:

Wend

>Exit code: 1 Time: 0.209

[Kjodiz]

Sorry about that !

I'm at work, so my mind is kind of elsewhere..

While ProcessExists ("notepad.exe")
If Not ProcessExists ("notepad.exe") Then
Run ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe")
Exit ;Added so it won't create an infinite loop
EndIf
Wend

If you only want to run this program once, I'd say this is the way to go

Edited September 5, 2012 by Kjodiz

[david1337]

Sorry about that !

I'm at work, so my mind is kind of elsewhere..

While ProcessExists ("notepad.exe")
If Not ProcessExists ("notepad.exe") Then
Run ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe")
Exit ;Added so it won't create an infinite loop
EndIf
Wend

If you only want to run this program once, I'd say this is the way to go

LOOOOL

I tried your script before you edited your post. Figured out I needed it to be "While 1" to make it work

Only problem was that I didn't have the "Exit" which gave me pretty damn many iexplores in few secs!

Hahaha omg my computer = fucked

Anyway, it works now... so THANK YOU my friend ;-)

Edited September 6, 2012 by david1337

[Kjodiz]

Sorry about all that..

Well, I'm glad you worked it out in the end !

And let's just pretend like I did all that on purpose so you'd learn it yourself, instead of me just being incompetent atm..

[Mechaflash]

If you want it to loop for the target program every time, and launch the new program if neither the target program or the new program doesn't exist, you can use the following:

Global $sTargetProcess = "notepad.exe"
Global $sNewProcess = "iexplore.exe"
Global $sNewProgPath = @ProgramFilesDir & "Internet Exploreriexplore.exe"

AdlibRegister("_Launcher", 100) ; Fire _Launcher() every 100 milliseconds

While 1
  Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func _Launcher()
  If Not ProcessExists($sTargetProcess) And Not ProcessExists($sNewProcess) Then
    Run($sNewProgPath)
  EndIf
EndFunc

[david1337]

If you want it to loop for the target program every time, and launch the new program if neither the target program or the new program doesn't exist, you can use the following:

Global $sTargetProcess = "notepad.exe"
Global $sNewProcess = "iexplore.exe"
Global $sNewProgPath = @ProgramFilesDir & "Internet Exploreriexplore.exe"

AdlibRegister("_Launcher", 100) ; Fire _Launcher() every 100 milliseconds

While 1
Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func _Launcher()
If Not ProcessExists($sTargetProcess) And Not ProcessExists($sNewProcess) Then
Run($sNewProgPath)
EndIf
EndFunc

Wow dude. Your script is even better. The other script used way too much of my CPU for some reason, but your script only uses about 1% of the CPU!

I didn't want it to loop for the target program, so I simply put in an "exit" under "Run($sNewProgPath)", and voila!.. I have the perfect script for my purpose!

Thank you very much!

Edited September 6, 2012 by david1337