I need some help creating a *.bat file.

[Blur]

Hey guys, can someone help me with a simple (i think) batch file. I need a batch file that will run an *.exe file and then kill the process, then run it and kill it again and then run it. Can someone help me write this file?

Thanks.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Before we get started...what are your intentions for doing this? I couldn't imagine them being good...

 

[Atheus]

You're not the thought police Loke, besides, if he can't write a batch file he's not going to get far as an evil hacker is he?

Blur: Windows doesn't come with a command line process lister/killer. You'll have to download pskill and use that from the batch file after waiting for the process to complete, like:

start X.exe
sleep Y
pskill Z

...

repeat

 

[Blur]

I?m not going to use it to do anything wrong.

There's and application called GAAP Xtra------->http://www.cch.co.uk/cch/cart/details01.asp?id=240 that I?ve installed on my PC but it doesn't work correctly. I've found that if I kill and restart the process as I detailed above it works, I think the problem is with the java runtime engine but nothing I?ve done seems to resolve the problem so that's why I wanted to get this batch file so I can avoid having to do this manually whenever I want to run the app.

 

[Atheus]

Have you installed the latest Sun Java?

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: Atheus
You're not the thought police Loke, besides, if he can't write a batch file he's not going to get far as an evil hacker is he?

No, I'm not. But rather than offer my services to someone with mal-intent, I'd rather know ahead of time so I can act accordingly. If someone asked you to build them a nuke, would you do it?

 

[Blur]

Thanks for the great start Atheus, :thumbsup: i guess i'll have to play around with the batch file, i'd really like the stopping and starting of the process to happen as quickly as possible.

Originally posted by: Atheus
You're not the thought police Loke, besides, if he can't write a batch file he's not going to get far as an evil hacker is he?

Blur: Windows doesn't come with a command line process lister/killer. You'll have to download pskill and use that from the batch file after waiting for the process to complete, like:

start X.exe
sleep Y
pskill Z

...

repeat

 

[imported_LoKe]

START /M "C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE"
TASKKILL /IM notepad.exe
SLEEP 1
START /M "C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE"
TASKKILL /IM notepad.exe
SLEEP 1
START /M "C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE"
TASKKILL /IM notepad.exe

 

[Blur]

Sun Java? This is the one i downloaded ---> http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp. Is Sun Java a different product? If so i'll have to check it out. Thanks again. 😀

Originally posted by: Atheus
Have you installed the latest Sun Java?

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: Blur
Is Sun Java a different product?

Nah, notice at the top of the page you linked to - "Java.com, brought to you by Sun Microsystems". I just meant have you upgraded from the crappy Microsoft Java 1.1 runtime to a newer Sun version.

Originally posted by: LoKe
If someone asked you to build them a nuke, would you do it?

Sure! If they were gonna use it one someone I don't like 🙂

Seriously though, a batch file is hardly a nuke, if someone asked how to write metamorphic code or run an invisible process I might be worried.

 

[Blur]

This is what happens when i run the batch file, i'm going to have to tweak it a bit I guess.

C:\Documents and Settings\trd\Desktop>START /M "C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE"
Invalid switch - "/M".

C:\Documents and Settings\trd\Desktop>TASKKILL /IM notepad.exe
ERROR: The process "notepad.exe" not found.

C:\Documents and Settings\trd\Desktop>SLEEP 1
'SLEEP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\trd\Desktop>START /M "C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE"
Invalid switch - "/M".

C:\Documents and Settings\trd\Desktop>TASKKILL /IM notepad.exe
ERROR: The process "notepad.exe" not found.

C:\Documents and Settings\trd\Desktop>SLEEP 1
'SLEEP' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\trd\Desktop>START /M "C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE"
Invalid switch - "/M".

C:\Documents and Settings\trd\Desktop>TASKKILL /IM notepad.exe
ERROR: The process "notepad.exe" not found.

 

[imported_LoKe]

What operating system are you using? I can't test the bat file right now, but it looks right to me.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

In XP to start a program minimized it's "start /MIN C:\Windows\Notepad.exe"

Sleep.exe or Wait.exe need to be downloaded, they're not regular programs in windows.

 

[Blur]

Originally posted by: LoKe
What operating system are you using? I can't test the bat file right now, but it looks right to me.

I'm using windows XP prof.

 

[Blur]

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbes
In XP to start a program minimized it's "start /MIN C:\Windows\Notepad.exe"

Sleep.exe or Wait.exe need to be downloaded, they're not regular programs in windows.

That must be it, thanks, i'll look for those .exes