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Posted: **Sun Jan 26, 2025 1:17 pm**

Hello everyone,

I would like to check cyclically whether a certain program "A" is running. If it is not running, a certain program "B" should be closed if it is running and "A" should be started automatically. My code does not seem to work:

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;*****************************
;* RoboTask Task file
;* Do not edit in text editor!
;*****************************
 
[Root]
ActionAfterRun=INTEGER|0
Actions=FOLDER
Automat=INTEGER|-1
CatID=INTEGER|0
Comment=STRINGLIST
ContinueOnError=INTEGER|0
DisableOnError=INTEGER|0
DoNotStopWhenShutdown=INTEGER|0
Events=FOLDER
ExternalName=STRING|"Task1"
Hide=INTEGER|0
ID=INTEGER|-1927680902
LogOnAsUser=INTEGER|1
Name=STRING|"Ensure ""Automatic Email Processor"" is running"
OnErrorTaskID=INTEGER|0
Priority=INTEGER|3
RestrictRESTAPIAccess=INTEGER|0
RunOnClose=INTEGER|0
RunOnStartup=INTEGER|0
StepPause=INTEGER|0
ToLog=INTEGER|3
UnicodeFormat=INTEGER|1
WriteGeneralLog=INTEGER|0

[Actions]
Action1=FOLDER
Action2=FOLDER
Action3=FOLDER
Action4=FOLDER
Action5=FOLDER
Action6=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1]
ActionID=STRING|"A_MISC_WAITPROCESSSTART"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Wait for process ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatic Email Processor\AutomaticEmailProcessor.exe"" start (1 sec)"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"AEP"
infinity=STRING|"0"
process=STRING|"C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatic Email Processor\AutomaticEmailProcessor.exe"
timeout=STRING|"1"
waitresult=STRING|"1"
waitresultvar=STRING|"AEP"

[Actions\Action2]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FLOW_IF"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"If Then"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action2\Params]
case=STRING|"0"
connection=STRING|"0"
count=STRING|"1"
operator=STRING|"1"
type=STRING|"3"
value1=STRING|"{AEP}"
value2=STRING|"0"

[Actions\Action3]
ActionID=STRING|"A_MISC_KILLAPP"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Terminate process ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatic Email Processor\AEPProcessor.exe"""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action3\Params]
more=STRING|"2"
process=STRING|"C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatic Email Processor\AEPProcessor.exe"

[Actions\Action4]
ActionID=STRING|"A_GENERAL_PAUSE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Delay 10 sec"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action4\Params]
delay=STRING|"10"
dimension=STRING|"1"

[Actions\Action5]
ActionID=STRING|"A_GENERAL_RUN_PROG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Run ""AutomaticEmailProcessor.exe """
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action5\Params]
ifnonzero=STRING|"0"
program=STRING|"C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatic Email Processor\AutomaticEmailProcessor.exe"
runas=STRING|"2"
wait=STRING|"0"

[Actions\Action6]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FLOW_ENDIF"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"End If"

[Events]
Event1=FOLDER

[Events\Event1]
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
EventID=STRING|"E_GENERAL_CYCLIC"
Name=STRING|"Cyclic (every 600 sec)"
Params=FOLDER
UniqueID=INTEGER|1994471606

[Events\Event1\Params]
interval=STRING|"600"
notsatrtatactivation=STRING|"0"

Posted: **Sun Jan 26, 2025 2:02 pm**

Look at my example below
Save the text of the task to a file and use menu Task->Import to import the task into RoboTask.
Also you can simply copy task text and paste it into the task list.
Do not forget to enable the task after importing.

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;*****************************
;* RoboTask Task file
;* Do not edit in text editor!
;*****************************
 
[Root]
ActionAfterRun=INTEGER|0
Actions=FOLDER
Automat=INTEGER|0
CatID=INTEGER|444033236
Comment=STRINGLIST
ContinueOnError=INTEGER|0
DisableOnError=INTEGER|0
DoNotStopWhenShutdown=INTEGER|0
Events=FOLDER
ExternalName=STRING|"Task1562"
Hide=INTEGER|0
ID=INTEGER|-1972044874
LogOnAsUser=INTEGER|1
Name=STRING|"Ensure ""Automatic Email Processor"" is running (version 2)"
OnErrorTaskID=INTEGER|0
Priority=INTEGER|3
RestrictRESTAPIAccess=INTEGER|0
RunOnClose=INTEGER|0
RunOnStartup=INTEGER|0
StepPause=INTEGER|0
ToLog=INTEGER|3
UnicodeFormat=INTEGER|1
WriteGeneralLog=INTEGER|0

[Actions]
Action1=FOLDER
Action10=FOLDER
Action11=FOLDER
Action12=FOLDER
Action13=FOLDER
Action2=FOLDER
Action3=FOLDER
Action4=FOLDER
Action5=FOLDER
Action6=FOLDER
Action7=FOLDER
Action8=FOLDER
Action9=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_SET"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Set variable ""programA"" with value ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatic Email Processor\AutomaticEmailProcessor.exe"""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"programA"
expand=STRING|"0"
linecount=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"programA"
varvalue=STRING|"C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatic Email Processor\AutomaticEmailProcessor.exe"

[Actions\Action10]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FLOW_ENDIF"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"End If"

[Actions\Action11]
ActionID=STRING|"A_GENERAL_PAUSE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Delay 10 sec"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action11\Params]
delay=STRING|"10"
dimension=STRING|"1"

[Actions\Action12]
ActionID=STRING|"A_GENERAL_RUN_PROG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Run ""{programA} """
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action12\Params]
ifnonzero=STRING|"0"
program=STRING|"{programA}"
runas=STRING|"0"
wait=STRING|"0"

[Actions\Action13]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FLOW_ENDIF"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"End If"

[Actions\Action2]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_SET"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Set variable ""programB"" with value ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatic Email Processor\AEPProcessor.exe"""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action2\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"programB"
expand=STRING|"0"
linecount=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"programB"
varvalue=STRING|"C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatic Email Processor\AEPProcessor.exe"

[Actions\Action3]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FLOW_IF"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"If Then //if programA is running"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action3\Params]
case=STRING|"0"
connection=STRING|"0"
count=STRING|"1"
operator=STRING|"0"
type=STRING|"3"
value1=STRING|"{IsProcessExists({programA})}"

[Actions\Action4]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FLOW_IF"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"If Then // if programB is not running"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action4\Params]
case=STRING|"0"
connection=STRING|"0"
count=STRING|"1"
operator=STRING|"1"
type=STRING|"3"
value1=STRING|"{IsProcessExists({programB})}"

[Actions\Action5]
ActionID=STRING|"A_GENERAL_RUN_PROG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Run ""{programB} """
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action5\Params]
ifnonzero=STRING|"0"
program=STRING|"{programB}"
runas=STRING|"0"
wait=STRING|"0"

[Actions\Action6]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FLOW_ENDIF"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"End If"

[Actions\Action7]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FLOW_ELSE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Else"

[Actions\Action8]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FLOW_IF"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"If Then // if programB is running"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action8\Params]
case=STRING|"0"
connection=STRING|"0"
count=STRING|"1"
operator=STRING|"0"
type=STRING|"3"
value1=STRING|"{IsProcessExists({programB})}"

[Actions\Action9]
ActionID=STRING|"A_MISC_KILLAPP"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Terminate process ""{programB}"""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action9\Params]
more=STRING|"2"
process=STRING|"{programB}"

[Events]
Event1=FOLDER

[Events\Event1]
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
EventID=STRING|"E_GENERAL_CYCLIC"
Name=STRING|"Cyclic (every 600 sec)"
Params=FOLDER
UniqueID=INTEGER|1442990722

[Events\Event1\Params]
interval=STRING|"600"
notsatrtatactivation=STRING|"0"

Posted: **Sun Jan 26, 2025 6:13 pm**

Oleg, many thanks for the quick help. It works great.

Best regards, Ján

P.S. Can you please help me with my other problem too, where I want to write numbers in a Word document and then print a PDF?

Best regards from Munich

Posted: **Wed Apr 09, 2025 3:25 am**

It took me a long time to fix this. Thank goodness this thread and Oleg's reply helped me.

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