run automatically during certain hours

[SchmutzigeT]

Hi Ladies and Gents,

I've got a program I like to run automatically during certain hours (for example between 08:00 and 19:00) and close the program after that time.
And also start it again when it's 08:00. And if the program shuts down between 08:00 for whatever reason it will start it again after for example after 60 sec.
It's for a gallery space so they can just keep the computer on and it runs automatically.

I think I got a base for starting and keeping watch for the program but some help for the rest would be nice :

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TIMER = 5000
title= program
File=
WinWaitActive, ahk_class GHOST_WindowClass
WinGetTitle, WinTitle, program.exe
file := RegExReplace(title, ".*\[(.*)\]$", "$1")
if file=
{
    msgbox, CANNOT GET FILENAME FROM TITLE: "%title%"
    exitapp
}
TrayTip, EXE, % "Now watching for " file
Loop
{
    IfWinNotExist, %title% ahk_class GHOST_WindowClass
    {
        IfWinExist, ahk_exe blender.exe
            goto next
        TrayTip, EXE, % "Restarting " file
        Run, location file here %file%
        WinWaitActive, ahk_class GHOST_WindowClass
        Sleep, 6000
        Send, ^{f12}
    }
next:
    Sleep TIMER
}
+0::exitapp

[mikeyww]

It seems like this could be simplified. An example is below.

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app = notepad.exe
Loop {
 WinWaitClose, % wTitle := "ahk_exe " app
 Sleep, 60000
 If WinExist(wTitle)
  Continue
 Run, %app%
 WinWait, %wTitle%
}

[SchmutzigeT]

Thx I'll give it a go.

Still need to find a way to run the program during specifiek hours.
I found the windows scheduler that can run a program at a certain time. It might be a solution to make a script that opens the program en keeps an eye out for crashes and schedule it for 08:00
Make another script that closes these programs and set in the schedule at 19:00 and close it afterwards.

[mikeyww]

Sure. The Windows Task Scheduler is efficient for starting a program at a specific time.

[M4verick]

Thx I'll give it a go.

Still need to find a way to run the program during specifiek hours.

Maybe this thread will help you?

https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=90054

[SchmutzigeT]

It seems like this could be simplified. An example is below.

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app = notepad.exe
Loop {
 WinWaitClose, % wTitle := "ahk_exe " app
 Sleep, 60000
 If WinExist(wTitle)
  Continue
 Run, %app%
 WinWait, %wTitle%
}

Not sure what I'm doing wrong. It seems to either not restart the progam after it shuts down or it opens multiple versions of the program when it is still running.
Or get stuck at WinWait, %wTitle%

[mikeyww]

Are you testing with Notepad?
How can you tell where it is stuck? You can add lines to determine that.
If you shorten the sleep to a few seconds, debugging may be easier.