--- Bruce wrote:
> You could try
> run (...)
> wait.for(anywindow(...))
> wait.for (not anywindow(...))
While this would work in most instances, it is possible that the
executable in question will not create any windows, or there will be a
brief moment between the first window being closed and the second
window being opened, which would trigger continuation of the script.
--- sgp wrote:
> ...the basic idea is to use *dos to run the executable + echo a
> specific pattern while ppro waits for that pattern to be echoed.
> You'll need Julien's 2ppvar.exe - possibly modified to support
> standard configuration escapes (backslash) as it appears in a recent
> thread.
That's an interesting idea that will work well, although requiring
slightly more CPU and memory than it ideally would. Thanks very much
for sharing the idea.
If people are interested in adding labels to their scripts as
continuation points, and computing the full path to PowerPro in their
scripts, then the use of 2PPVAR can be superseded with something like
this:
; --- script begins here and assumes standard configuration
MessageBox("Asterisk", "Calculator will now be launched.")
; --- all one line below
File.WriteAll(?"%Temp%\Temp.bat", "Calc\n\"" ++ Win.EXEPath("=PowerPro") ++ "\"
*Script Quit (.&(ScriptName)@Continue)")
; --- all one line above
*DOS *Hide %Temp%\Temp.bat
Quit
@Continue
File.DeleteNoRecycle(?"%Temp%\Temp.bat")
MessageBox("Asterisk", "Calculator has now been closed.")
; --- script ends here
Of course, you could generate a random name for the batch file to
ensure that a file with the same name doesn't already exist, but for
the sake of simplicity I have left that out.
--
Alex Peters / Melbourne, Australia
PowerPro v3.8.18 / Windows XP
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