Batch file help - check for running task, if not running then start .exe(s)
Hi there,
I'm trying to create a batch script that checks to see if there's a windows task\process running, however I don't believe I've got the script completely right, essentially what I'm looking to do is to check if WVDSTrayApp.exe is running then do nothing, if it is not running then start these .exe(s):
start X:\"PC Software"\DataService\WVDS
start X:\"PC Software"\INDILink\INDILin
Start X:\"PC Software\Ui\WVS Ui.exe"
Here's my script so far:
@echo off
tasklist /FI IMAGENAME eq "WVDSTrayApp.exe" 2>NUL | find /I /N "WVDSTrayApp.exe">NUL
if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" echo GOTO END
If exist x:*.* subst X: /d
Subst X: d:\paradigm
x:
start X:\"PC Software"\DataService\WVDS
start X:\"PC Software"\INDILink\INDILin
Start X:\"PC Software\Ui\WVS Ui.exe"
:END
exit
Tasklist (confirm WVDStrayapp.exe):
U:\>tasklist
Image Name PID Session Name Session# Mem Usage
========================= ======== ================ =========== ============
System Idle Process 0 Services 0 4 K
System 4 Services 0 9,244 K
smss.exe 308 Services 0 1,104 K
csrss.exe 428 Services 0 3,848 K
wininit.exe 480 Services 0 3,592 K
services.exe 584 Services 0 9,472 K
lsass.exe 592 Services 0 17,448 K
svchost.exe 660 Services 0 13,936 K
svchost.exe 704 Services 0 9,652 K
MsMpEng.exe 792 Services 0 135,264 K
svchost.exe 888 Services 0 40,768 K
svchost.exe 956 Services 0 85,080 K
svchost.exe 1000 Services 0 24,748 K
svchost.exe 640 Services 0 79,392 K
svchost.exe 1088 Services 0 29,292 K
spoolsv.exe 1260 Services 0 16,444 K
svchost.exe 1292 Services 0 27,712 K
armsvc.exe 1452 Services 0 4,152 K
svchost.exe 1480 Services 0 7,372 K
svchost.exe 1544 Services 0 8,768 K
agentmonitor.exe 1632 Services 0 4,292 K
aeagent.exe 1640 Services 0 19,400 K
svchost.exe 1672 Services 0 3,276 K
svchost.exe 1724 Services 0 3,252 K
conhost.exe 1768 Services 0 2,568 K
sqlwriter.exe 1880 Services 0 5,612 K
winvnc.exe 1940 Services 0 4,356 K
svchost.exe 1956 Services 0 8,108 K
svchost.exe 2352 Services 0 4,692 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 2852 Services 0 28,192 K
NisSrv.exe 2948 Services 0 636 K
svchost.exe 1700 Services 0 9,328 K
SearchIndexer.exe 2896 Services 0 37,632 K
CcmExec.exe 2072 Services 0 58,948 K
CmRcService.exe 4252 Services 0 9,772 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 4260 Services 0 9,052 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 4368 Services 0 12,648 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 4592 Services 0 10,004 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 4724 Services 0 5,740 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 4932 Services 0 12,244 K
taskhost.exe 3472 Services 0 11,952 K
agent.exe 3876 Services 0 116,912 K
AgentMaint.exe 5560 Services 0 13,684 K
NableSixtyFourBitManager. 7684 Services 0 13,068 K
NableReactiveManagement.e 5036 Services 0 43,532 K
conhost.exe 1472 Services 0 2,552 K
conhost.exe 4900 Services 0 2,544 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 4112 Services 0 13,100 K
ntrcloud_https_en.exe 8616 Services 0 23,916 K
svchost.exe 3336 Services 0 15,796 K
csrss.exe 5532 Console 3 18,352 K
winlogon.exe 2268 Console 3 4,940 K
rundll32.exe 5976 Console 3 25,208 K
dwm.exe 3240 Console 3 24,548 K
winvnc.exe 8960 Console 3 6,700 K
taskhostex.exe 7352 Console 3 8,072 K
explorer.exe 6088 Console 3 83,316 K
dllhost.exe 2956 Console 3 7,136 K
msseces.exe 3132 Console 3 13,080 K
SCNotification.exe 3036 Console 3 22,980 K
igfxsrvc.exe 8768 Console 3 6,180 K
hkcmd.exe 4124 Console 3 5,748 K
igfxpers.exe 2184 Console 3 5,952 K
WVDSTrayApp.exe 8876 Console 3 26,996 K
INDILinkPCComms.exe 6680 Console 3 33,656 K
sqlservr.exe 5928 Console 3 110,380 K
RAVBg64.exe 2992 Console 3 2,612 K
RAVCpl64.exe 8628 Console 3 2,692 K
audiodg.exe 3868 Services 0 10,736 K
WVDSTrayApp.exe 4924 Console 3 3,088 K
cmd.exe 3248 Console 3 2,624 K
conhost.exe 7980 Console 3 4,700 K
tasklist.exe 8668 Console 3 5,416 K
I'm trying to create a batch script that checks to see if there's a windows task\process running, however I don't believe I've got the script completely right, essentially what I'm looking to do is to check if WVDSTrayApp.exe is running then do nothing, if it is not running then start these .exe(s):
start X:\"PC Software"\DataService\WVDS
start X:\"PC Software"\INDILink\INDILin
Start X:\"PC Software\Ui\WVS Ui.exe"
Here's my script so far:
@echo off
tasklist /FI IMAGENAME eq "WVDSTrayApp.exe" 2>NUL | find /I /N "WVDSTrayApp.exe">NUL
if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" echo GOTO END
If exist x:*.* subst X: /d
Subst X: d:\paradigm
x:
start X:\"PC Software"\DataService\WVDS
start X:\"PC Software"\INDILink\INDILin
Start X:\"PC Software\Ui\WVS Ui.exe"
:END
exit
Tasklist (confirm WVDStrayapp.exe):
U:\>tasklist
Image Name PID Session Name Session# Mem Usage
========================= ======== ================ =========== ============
System Idle Process 0 Services 0 4 K
System 4 Services 0 9,244 K
smss.exe 308 Services 0 1,104 K
csrss.exe 428 Services 0 3,848 K
wininit.exe 480 Services 0 3,592 K
services.exe 584 Services 0 9,472 K
lsass.exe 592 Services 0 17,448 K
svchost.exe 660 Services 0 13,936 K
svchost.exe 704 Services 0 9,652 K
MsMpEng.exe 792 Services 0 135,264 K
svchost.exe 888 Services 0 40,768 K
svchost.exe 956 Services 0 85,080 K
svchost.exe 1000 Services 0 24,748 K
svchost.exe 640 Services 0 79,392 K
svchost.exe 1088 Services 0 29,292 K
spoolsv.exe 1260 Services 0 16,444 K
svchost.exe 1292 Services 0 27,712 K
armsvc.exe 1452 Services 0 4,152 K
svchost.exe 1480 Services 0 7,372 K
svchost.exe 1544 Services 0 8,768 K
agentmonitor.exe 1632 Services 0 4,292 K
aeagent.exe 1640 Services 0 19,400 K
svchost.exe 1672 Services 0 3,276 K
svchost.exe 1724 Services 0 3,252 K
conhost.exe 1768 Services 0 2,568 K
sqlwriter.exe 1880 Services 0 5,612 K
winvnc.exe 1940 Services 0 4,356 K
svchost.exe 1956 Services 0 8,108 K
svchost.exe 2352 Services 0 4,692 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 2852 Services 0 28,192 K
NisSrv.exe 2948 Services 0 636 K
svchost.exe 1700 Services 0 9,328 K
SearchIndexer.exe 2896 Services 0 37,632 K
CcmExec.exe 2072 Services 0 58,948 K
CmRcService.exe 4252 Services 0 9,772 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 4260 Services 0 9,052 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 4368 Services 0 12,648 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 4592 Services 0 10,004 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 4724 Services 0 5,740 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 4932 Services 0 12,244 K
taskhost.exe 3472 Services 0 11,952 K
agent.exe 3876 Services 0 116,912 K
AgentMaint.exe 5560 Services 0 13,684 K
NableSixtyFourBitManager. 7684 Services 0 13,068 K
NableReactiveManagement.e 5036 Services 0 43,532 K
conhost.exe 1472 Services 0 2,552 K
conhost.exe 4900 Services 0 2,544 K
WmiPrvSE.exe 4112 Services 0 13,100 K
ntrcloud_https_en.exe 8616 Services 0 23,916 K
svchost.exe 3336 Services 0 15,796 K
csrss.exe 5532 Console 3 18,352 K
winlogon.exe 2268 Console 3 4,940 K
rundll32.exe 5976 Console 3 25,208 K
dwm.exe 3240 Console 3 24,548 K
winvnc.exe 8960 Console 3 6,700 K
taskhostex.exe 7352 Console 3 8,072 K
explorer.exe 6088 Console 3 83,316 K
dllhost.exe 2956 Console 3 7,136 K
msseces.exe 3132 Console 3 13,080 K
SCNotification.exe 3036 Console 3 22,980 K
igfxsrvc.exe 8768 Console 3 6,180 K
hkcmd.exe 4124 Console 3 5,748 K
igfxpers.exe 2184 Console 3 5,952 K
WVDSTrayApp.exe 8876 Console 3 26,996 K
INDILinkPCComms.exe 6680 Console 3 33,656 K
sqlservr.exe 5928 Console 3 110,380 K
RAVBg64.exe 2992 Console 3 2,612 K
RAVCpl64.exe 8628 Console 3 2,692 K
audiodg.exe 3868 Services 0 10,736 K
WVDSTrayApp.exe 4924 Console 3 3,088 K
cmd.exe 3248 Console 3 2,624 K
conhost.exe 7980 Console 3 4,700 K
tasklist.exe 8668 Console 3 5,416 K
ASKER
hi thanks for your posting, I updated the script, however it hasn't worked, here's the screenshot as you can see the .exe is running but the script still called the .exe(s)
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Great, this seems to have worked.
Thanks for your assistance :)
Thanks for your assistance :)
There's no need to redirect the error output, if the task isn't found, only an information will be written to stdout.
Try it like this:
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