Running multiple exe through Auto IT

[Sekhar]

Experts,

I created an Auto IT package for running multiple packages .

RunWait("abc.exe" )

RunWait("def.exe" )

When i run this scrpit both exe files are getting installed same time but i dont want it as it creates issues.

Please suggest what should i need to so that abc.exe installs completely then def.exe Starts installs.

I dont want to use delay command in between because iam not sure about time taken for abc.exe installatiom.

Please suggest ,it would be of great help.

[water]

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!

RunWait waits until the started process ends. Then AutoIt processes the next statement.

This works fine until abc.exe starts a new process and then returns immediately (this is the case when abc.exe needs administrator permissions).

Only solution I can think of is to wait until no abc.exe process exists any longer.

RunWait("\abc.exe")
While 1
    If Not ProcessExists("abc.exe") Then ExitLoop
WEnd
RunWait("\def.exe")

[Sekhar]

^{Thanks for your answer.}

^{However after doing this also two Installations are executing parrlely but with some delay.}

^{The First installation takes about 1 hour so after 45 min itself second installation starting and creating issues.}

^{Any thought ?}

^{Once again thanks for your help}

[water]

Does the first installation start a new process with a different name after 45 minutes?

Is there a file, registry key or whatever that tells you that the first installation has finished?

[Sekhar]

Hi

No ,45 min i just gave example.sometime it is staring after 10 min or 15 min,sometimes 30 min.

I dont think new process is strating.

But after run the script ,and in Task manager i can see this process reunning

nameofthescript.exe

and setup.exe *32

RunWait("abc.exe")

While 1    

If Not ProcessExists("abc.exe") Then ExitLoop  ,Do i need to Put setup.exe *32 here???

WEnd

RunWait("def.exe")

and also at the same time i can see def.exe

 

[water]

Who starts Setup.exe?

[Sekhar]

When i run the script ,

RunWait("D:Batfileinstallation.exe")

While 1
    If Not ProcessExists("abc.exe") Then ExitLoop
WEnd
RunWait("def.exe")

Immediately i can see in the task manager about setup.exe *32

so batfileinstallation.exe creates this process in Task manager

Thanks for your quick help.
 

[water]

Shouldn't it then be:

RunWait("D:\Batfileinstallation.exe")
While 1
    If Not ProcessExists("D:\Batfileinstallation.exe") Then ExitLoop
WEnd
RunWait("\def.exe")

You should use ProcessExists to check for the longest running program. That should be the program after which you can safely start def.exe.

[Sekhar]

Helo,Thanks.Iam not finding any luck.

Is there any other alternative?

Can i use processwait or Processwaitclose in between runwait?

Thanks for your support

[water]

I think the problem isn't ProcessWaitClose, ProcessWait or ProcessExists but which process to wait for.

[Sekhar]

Hello,

I tried both ways by mentioning process names but no luck.

any workaround solution?

[Sekhar]

Experts,

I created an Auto IT package for running multiple packages .

RunWait("abc.exe" )

RunWait("def.exe" )

When i run this scrpit both exe files are getting installed same time but i dont want it as it creates issues.

Please suggest what should i need to so that abc.exe installs completely then def.exe Starts installs.

I dont want to use delay command in between because iam not sure about time taken for abc.exe installatiom.

Please suggest ,it would be of great help.

[guinness]

Sekhar,

water is helping you. Why did you feel the need to create a duplicate topic?

[Melba23]

Sekhar,

Threads merged - stick to just the one in future please.

M23

[Sekhar]

Sorry

Iam sruggling with the script,i thought developer forum is different than this so that i get more inputs from different people.

If both are same then iam sorry for duplicate creation.

[guinness]

Developer section is for non-AutoIt related questions. Even if that wasn't the case, posting in the developer section isn't going to provide you with a definite answer, as well all have access to the same sections.

[Sekhar]

Thanks for the information.

Is there anyway i can run the exe files sequentially ?

[guinness]

Use Run and retain the PID in an array. Then loop through check the PID exists.

[Sekhar]

Can you please help me with an example...iam sorry..very new to AutoIT

[guinness]

You will need to read up about Arrays and Run. This is where the wiki and help file come into their own.

Local $aArray[4] = [3, 'RUN_PATH', 'RUN_PATH', 'RUN_PATH'] ; Array with filepaths.
For $i = 1 To $aArray[0]
    $aArray[$i] = Run($aArray[$i])
Next
Local $iRunningProcesses = $aArray[0] ; Counter for number of running processes.

While Not ($iRunningProcesses = 0)
    For $i = 1 To $aArray[0]
        If ProcessExists($aArray[0]) = 0 Then 
            $iRunningProcesses -= 1 ; Decrease the counter.
        EndIf
    Next
    Sleep(1000)
WEnd