Help whit ProcessExists

[JuanFelipe]

Gentlemen Good morning, today I ask you a little help to you with a check I'm trying to do, it is I want to run a .exe that I did, what I do is that before running check if it is already that open, am using ProcessExists, but what happens is that I just to run first mistake, I tried to do it in different ways, but I'm not.

$proceso = ProcessExists("aceptar ventanas business.exe")
If $proceso > 2 Then
   MsgBox(16,"Error","Ya esta abierto")
Else
while 1
If WinExists("Recuperando los datos...")Then
WinActivate("Recuperando los datos...")
Send("{enter}")
Else
EndIf
WEnd
EndIf

 

[JLogan3o13]

Your question is a bit vague; are you looking to ensure your script isn't run twice, or just making sure the program you're manipulating is already running?

If you don't want someone running your script twice, look at _Singleton in the help file.

If you're just looking to see if the external program is running, it should be a simple as something like this:

If ProcessExists(<external app process>) Then
    ;Do this
Else
    ;Do that
EndIf

 

[JuanFelipe]

 

Yes, as you write what he had done, but when I compile it to .exe and give start always tells me that is already running and do not start or first.
So I thought if I made him that if he was running more than twice gave me the error, but did not work well.
Excuse me if you think my question is vague but I was not born learned and that is why I come to this forum because of you I learned a lot.

In itself, what happens is that when you start the .exe it checks the process in TaskManager, then it is verified it and not start.

Edited July 14, 2015 by JuanFelipe

[JLogan3o13]

That is where the question gets muddied; I am sure it is a language barrier issue. You say

when you start the .exe it checks the process in TaskManager, then it is verified it and not start.

Am I correct in reading it like this?

When I launch my compiled script, I would like it to ensure that there is only a single copy of the script running. If there is already a copy of the script running, the second one will exit.

 

[JuanFelipe]

Yes, what I want is that you can not run twice.
Because that generates conflicts me, if it is running display a MsgBox read:

Example: MsgBox (16, "Error", "The program is already running")

[JohnOne]

_Singleton

[JLogan3o13]

As J1 states (and I stated in my first response) look at _Singleton in the help file.

[JuanFelipe]

Thank you, you have taught me a lot and sorry if I ask questions that are very obvious to you, but there are things I do not understand the language, since I am from Colombia. Again thank you very much, it worked perfect me.