Method Reference
ProcessWaitClose
Pauses script execution until a given process does not exist
ProcessWaitClose "process" [, timeout]
Parameters
| process | The name or PID of the process to check. |
| timeout | Optional: Specifies how long to wait (default is to wait indefinitely). |
Return Value
Success: Returns 1.Failure: Returns 0 if wait timed out.
Remarks
Process names are executables without the full path, e.g., "notepad.exe" or "winword.exe"
PID is the unique number which identifies a Process. A PID can be obtained through the ProcessExists or Run commands.
In order to work under Windows NT 4.0, ProcessWaitClose requires the file PSAPI.DLL (included in the AutoIt installation directory).
The process is polled approximately every 250 milliseconds.
Related
ProcessClose, ProcessExists, ProcessWaitClose, RunWait, WinWaitClose
Example
Set oAutoIt = WScript.CreateObject("AutoItX3.Control") 'waits until no instance of notepad.exe exists oAutoIt.ProcessWaitClose "notepad.exe" ' This will wait until this particular instance of notepad has exited PID = oAutoIt.Run("notepad.exe") oAutoIt.ProcessWaitClose(PID)