Wait for Process

	Wait for Process Action
Declaration	<AMWAITFORPROCESS ACTION="options" PROCESS="Text">
See Also	Wait for Pointer, Wait for Pixel, Wait for Window, Wait for File, Close Window

Description

Causes task execution to pause at the current line until the specified process starts or ends.

Practical Usage

Commonly used to wait for an external application to start or end which could indicate that a process has completed successfully. If the process started/ended then the task could move on.

Parameters

General Tab

Action

Optional, default start
MARKUP: ACTION="end"

Specifies whether the step should wait for the process to start or end.

Available options are:

start: The action will wait for the specified process to start

end: The action will wait for the specified process to end

Process to wait for

Text, required
MARKUP: PROCESS="c:\foldername\filnametowaitfor.txt"

Specifies the executable of the process that AutoMate should wait for. Partial matches are allowed (either the full path or the EXE name only may be specified).

Notes

Run Action Contains Same Functionality
Users should be aware that most of the functionality contained in Wait for Process <AMWAITFORPROCESS> is also contained in the Run action <AMRUN>. This action should only need to be used if AutoMate is not responsible for starting the process such as in cases where the external application or the user starts/ends the process.

Standard Error Handling Options
This action also includes the standard "Error Causes" and "On Error" failure handling options/tabs

Example

Wait for Process Action