# Function Reference

ProcessWaitClose

Pauses script execution until a given process does not exist.

ProcessWaitClose ( "process" [, timeout] )

Parameters

process | The name or PID of the process to check.
timeout | [optional] Specifies how long to wait (in seconds). Default is to wait indefinitely.

Return Value

Success: | Returns 1.
Failure: | Returns 0 if wait timed out.

Remarks

Process names are executables without the full path, e.g., "notepad.exe" or "winword.exe"
PID is the unique number which identifies a Process. A PID can be obtained through the ProcessExists or Run commands.
In order to work under Windows NT 4.0, ProcessWaitClose requires the file PSAPI.DLL (included in the AutoIt installation directory).
The process is polled approximately every 250 milliseconds.

Related

ProcessClose, ProcessExists, ProcessWaitClose, RunWait, WinWaitClose

Example

;waits until no instance of notepad.exe exists
ProcessWaitClose("notepad.exe")
; This will wait until this particular instance of notepad has exited
$PID = Run("notepad.exe")
ProcessWaitClose($PID)