[AHK vs Batch]

Does not work 😢

WinIpac.exe stays in memory :


And another unwanted effect : DMDext (management of the DMD) keep the focus, and make the main executable in second plan. I must ALT+TAB to continue with it 😞

My actuel AHK Script (it's for Pinball FX2) :

; Stop the actual DMD Display
Run, "C:\Pixelcade\pixelcade-quit.exe", "C:\Pixelcade", Hide

; Switch control panel
Run, "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinIPAC V2\WinIPAC.exe" "d:\Ipac2\PinballFX2.ipc", "d:\Ipac2\", Hide


; start the DMD for Pinball
Run %ComSpec% /c "C:\DmdPinball\dmdext.exe mirror --source=pinballfx2 -q --no-virtual", "C:\DmdPinball\",Hide
sleep, 4000 ;(wait 4 seconds)

;Kill
$Esc::
{
	; relaunch DMD   
	Run, "C:\Pixelcade\pixelweb.exe", "C:\Pixelcade", Hide

	; re swtich keyboard configuration
	Run, "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinIPAC V2\WinIPAC.exe" "d:\Ipac2\Defaut.ipc", "d:\Ipac2\", Hide

	 WinClose, ahk_exe {{{StartupEXE}}}
}

i can not get the same resultat as my .bat file and i don't understand why 😢

 

[AHK vs Batch]

Thank you Joe,

It's clear for me for the Escape section. All lines after may be not executed. 
For the rest, i've to understand more, especially on the execution contexts.
 

[AHK vs Batch]

Hello all,

I'm a new user of Launchbox, using in the past some dedicated distributions like batocera.
The migration from Batocera to Launchbox is coming with some improvments on my bartop :

- a controler for the led of my buttons
- a new keyboard controler for my control panel (joystick controler before)
- a DMD in place of  the marquee (:p)

For these, i have lot of commands to launch in scripts with my emulators.
I tried to do the job with AutoHotKey script (Running script in the emulator panel) but i have some difficulties.

For Exemple : For PinballFX2, i have this kind of script :
 

; Stop the actual DMD Display
Run, "C:\Pixelcade\pixelcade-quit.exe", "C:\Pixelcade", Hide

; start the DMD for Pinball
Run, "C:\Program Files\Creative Arts and Technology\Pixelcade Pinball Display\dmdext.exe" "mirror" "--source=pinballfx2" "-q" "--no-virtual", "C:\Program Files\Creative Arts and Technology\Pixelcade Pinball Display", Hide

; Switch control panel
Run, "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinIPAC V2\WinIPAC.exe" "d:\Ipac2\PinballFX2.ipc", "d:\Ipac2\", Hide

;Kill
$Esc::
{
   Process, Close, {{{StartupEXE}}}
	; relaunch DMD
    Run, "C:\Pixelcade\pixelweb.exe", "C:\Pixelcade", Hide
	; re swtich keyboard configuration
    Run, "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinIPAC V2\WinIPAC.exe" "d:\Ipac2\Defaut.ipc", "d:\Ipac2\", Hide
}

It's not perfect, but working. 
But when i have a look to the running process list when i'm starting/stoping a game, i see lot of "Winipac.exe" running, as if the executables remained in memory.
and if the software needs a console (like dmdext), it can have negative effects on startup, such as not supporting command line parameters.
(i hope to make myself understood, i am French and my English is average :s )

To prevent this, i'm using Batch script in place of my emulator. Always in the same exemple : i'm using pinballfx2.bat instead of "pinball fx2.exe" with this content : 

@echo off

rem switch Keyboard
call "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinIPAC V2\WinIPAC.exe" "d:\Ipac2\PinballFX2.ipc"

rem remove standard DMD Display
call "C:\Pixelcade\pixelcade-quit.exe"

rem load the DMD for Pinball
cd /d C:\DmdPinball
start /min dmdext.exe mirror --source=pinballfx2 --no-virtual -q --fps 60
cd /D "D:\Games\Pinball FX2\"

rem Launch Main Executable with good table
call "D:\Games\Pinball FX2\Pinball FX2.exe" %1

rem switch standard settings for control panel
call "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinIPAC V2\WinIPAC.exe" "d:\Ipac2\Defaut.ipc"

rem reload standard DMD
start /min cmd /c "C:\Pixelcade\pixelweb.exe"

exit 0

It's working better, no zombie process running, and the job is done.

BUT...
I have the impression of not understanding someting and doing "old school" work.
Can someonehelp me on AHK,so that i can correct my problem ?

Many thanks.

J.