external Windows program running?

[MisterX]

Doug,

if you launch your pc application via shell,
then when the user closes that application,
rev just has to continue working... 
meanwhile while your app runs, rev is "blocked..."

I find the behavior hideous but at least it
does have ONE use...

The other way is to check every now and then if the
application quit via a shell("pstools! not exact syntax") from pstools or
the like. you can find pstools at

http://www.sysinternals.com

then 
on Checkmyappisrunning
  if "myapp.exe" is not in getappsrunning() then
    -- do mything
    quit
  end if
  send "checkmyappisrunning" to me in 2 seconds
end Checkmyappisrunning

function getappsrunning
  return shell("plist" )
end getappsrunning

cheers
Xav 
http://monsieurx.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com 
> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> Revolution
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 19:37
> To: How to use Revolution
> Subject: Re: external Windows program running?
> 
> Launching isn't the problem. I need to know when the nonrev 
> program terminates.
> 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com
> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> Revolution
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 11:36 AM
> To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: external Windows program running?
> 
> In general:
> I am using revolution to launch a nonrevolution program. I 
> need to know
> when
> the user shuts down the nonrev program so that I can shut down rev. Is
> there
> a method of doing this?
> 
> Details:
> The nonrev program does not properly hide the Windows taskbar. I need
> rev to
> be running to keep the taskbar hidden, but I need to 
> automatically shut
> rev
> down when the user closes the nonrev program.
> 
> The nonrev program is useless at sending and receiving messages but it
> can
> launch another program. I tried launching my rev windows taskbar hider
> and
> having the rev program close but as soon as rev closes, rev 
> "tidies" up
> and
> the taskbar reappears.
> 
> Open to suggestions and thankful for them.
> 
> Doug
>