Close a Startup app when Launchbox/Bigbox close

[jackotz91]

hello guys , do you know how can I close the app Xpadder when Bigbox/Launchbox close?

I know how to run it at the startup but not when they close. Do I need a batch file or a specific command parameter?

Hope you can help me, 

Thank you so much

[JoeViking245]

Here's one way you can do it:

Create an AutoHotkey script and save the file [somewhere] as KillXpadderAfterLB-BBcloses.ahk.  (you can name the file whatever you want, as long as it has the file extension .ahk.  Just be sure that it doesn't save as filename.ahk.txt)

The script is just a text file with the .ahk file extension.  In the script, put:

boxes := ["LaunchBox.exe", "BigBox.exe"]

Sleep 10000
Loop % boxes.length() 
{
   if (WinExist("ahk_exe " boxes[A_Index])) 
   {
      Process WaitClose, % boxes[A_Index]
      Process, Close, "Xpadder.exe"
      Break
    }
}
ExitApp

 

In LaunchBox, go to Tools, Options, Startup Applications.  Click Add Application.

For the Application Path, navigate to and select:  /LaunchBox/ThirdParty/AutoHotkey/AutoHotkey.exe

For the Command Line Parameters, put (inside of quotes) the full path to the file you created above.

i.e.  "D:\Misc\KillXpadderAfterLB-BBcloses.ahk"

This works for both LaunchBox and BigBox.  So select Start With Both.

Click OK to save and close.

Restart LaunchBox for it to take affect.

 

Note:   I don't use Xpadder, but I'm pretty sure the 'Process, Close' method is how it gets shutdown.