looking for a functionality like sleep() in oscript

Hubert_Seel_(siemensadascsadmin_-_(deleted))

How can I implement a non resource consuming wait in a livelink thread (Livelink 8.1.3 for NT). I've tried the MSWindows.WinExecWait() call but I only get the errormessage "Buildin referenced is not portable".MSWindows.WinExec() runs properly but it doesn't wait. Any suggestions ?BTW. Is there any documentation available about MSWindows buildins except of the Builders 'ListAllBuildinsPrototypes' script?Matthias LehrSiemens AG, SIMATIC Customer SupportAbt./Dept. A&D AS CS3Gleiwitzer Strasse 555, D-90475 NUERNBERGTel./Phone +49 (911) 895-2760e-Mail: Matthias.Lehr@nbgm.siemens.de

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Message from Dylan Wright via eLinkMatthias-Scheduler.Sleep( Integer, [ Integer ] )The non-optional argument is time in milliseconds, I don't know about theoptional one.Scheduler.Sleep only works within a thread [created with Schedule.Fork()]> -----Original Message-----> From: eLink Discussion: Development Discussion> [mailto:development@elinkkc.opentext.com]> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 3:16 AM> To: eLink Recipient> Subject: looking for a functionality like sleep() in oscript>>> looking for a functionality like sleep() in oscript> Posted by SiemensADASCSAdmin on 03/22/2000 06:12 AM>> How can I implement a non resource consuming wait in> a livelink thread (Livelink 8.1.3 for NT).>> I've tried the MSWindows.WinExecWait() call> but I only get the errormessage "Buildin referenced is not portable".>> MSWindows.WinExec() runs properly but it doesn't wait.>> Any suggestions ?>> BTW. Is there any documentation available about MSWindows> buildins except of the Builders 'ListAllBuildinsPrototypes' script?>> Matthias Lehr> Siemens AG, SIMATIC Customer Support> Abt./Dept. A&D AS CS3> Gleiwitzer Strasse 555, D-90475 NUERNBERG> Tel./Phone +49 (911) 895-2760> e-Mail: Matthias.Lehr@nbgm.siemens.de>>>> [To reply to this thread, use your normal e-mail reply function.]>> ============================================================>> Discussion: Development Discussion> http://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/livelink.exe?func=ll&objId=786303&objAction=viewLivelink Server:http://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/livelink.exe

Sergey_Bagriy

To resolve this issue I used MSWindows.WinExec() and AdminService.Sleep() functions.

Example:

Let’s assume that we need to run dotNetApp.exe application. The command is "dotNetApp.exe dotNetApp.ini". I’m creating the batch file:

dotNetApp.exe dotNetApp.ini
copy dotNetApp.ini done.txt

The second step is required as a "Process Completed" indicator.

//==============================================================

// setup sleep interval (1 sec) and timeout (1 min)
#define SLEEP_INTERVAL 1000
#define MAX_SLEEP_ITERATIONS 60

String exeFile = 'c:\temp\dotNetApp.exe'
String iniFile = 'c:\temp\dotNetApp.ini'

// create temporary folder
Integer timeTick = Date.Tick()
String processDir = Str.Format( 'c:\temp\TEMP_%1\', timeTick )
File.Create( processDir )

// dummy file. "Process Completed" indicator
String doneFile = processDir + 'done.txt'

// batch file to run "dotNetApp.exe dotNetApp.ini" and create done.txt as a "Process Completed" indicator
String batchFile = processDir + 'dotNetApp.bat'

CreateBatchFile( batchFile, exeFile, iniFile, doneFile )

Execute( error, batchFullPath, doneFullPath )

File.Delete( doneFile )
File.Delete( batchFile )
File.Delete( processDir )

/*
...
some OScript code
...
*/

//==============================================================

function void Execute( String batchFile, String doneFile )

Dynamic result = MSWindows.WinExec( batchFile )

Boolean fileFound = False
Integer i

for i = 1 to MAX_SLEEP_ITERATIONS

  if File.Exists( doneFile )
   fileFound = True
   break
  end

  AdminService.Sleep( SLEEP_INTERVAL )
end

if ! fileFound
// generate TIMEOUT ERROR here
end
end

//==============================================================

function void CreateBatchFile( String batchFileName, String exeFile, String iniFile, String doneFile )

String cmd

File.Create( batchFileName )
File batchFile = File.Open( batchFileName, File.WriteMode )

cmd = Str.Format( '"%1" "%2"', exeFile, iniFile )
File.Write( batchFile, cmd )

cmd = Str.Format( 'copy "%1" "%2"', iniFile, doneFile )
File.Write( batchFile, cmd )
// create dummy file to be sure the process is completed

File.Close( batchFile )
end

//==============================================================

Sergiy Bagriy
Technical Manager

Xybion Corporation,
3331 Street Rd, Suite 300
Bensalem, PA, 19020, USA

sergiy.bagriy@gmail.com

Pierre_Nocera

Don't want to offend, but this is not at least very good practice.

As you know, CS has a limited number of threads to answer users requests. If several users call your function at the same time, you'll probably get a sleeping server, which won't be able to manage further incoming requests.

What you may try to do is using some kind of asynchronous mechanism.

We did this kind of development for a customer to integrate metadata in Office 2007 documents.

The approach we had was :

A requesthandler gets the parameters for the job to be done, uses integrated cache to provide a unique job ticket id to the client app, and exports an xml file describing the job.
A windows service gets the incoming xml files and processes them, delivering the output file.
Another requesthandler is repeatedly called by the client browser using the job ticket id, and checks if the output file has been generated.

I don't know if it's clear. It certainly requires more development effort, but leads to a stronger app.

Pierre

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looking for a functionality like sleep() in oscript

Posted by sergeybagriy (Bagriy , Sergey) On 2010/10/15 16:28

To resolve this issue I used MSWindows.WinExec() and AdminService.Sleep() functions.Example:Let’s assume that we need to run dotNetApp.exe application. The command is "dotNetApp.exe dotNetApp.ini". I’m creating the batch file:dotNetApp.exe dotNetApp.ini
copy dotNetApp.ini done.txtThe second step is required as a "Process Completed" indicator.
//==============================================================// setup sleep interval (1 sec) and timeout (1 min)
#define SLEEP_INTERVAL 1000
#define MAX_SLEEP_ITERATIONS 60String exeFile = 'c:\temp\dotNetApp.exe'
String iniFile = 'c:\temp\dotNetApp.ini'// create temporary folder
Integer timeTick = Date.Tick()
String processDir = Str.Format( 'c:\temp\TEMP_%1\', timeTick )
File.Create( processDir )// dummy file. "Pr! ocess Completed" indicator
String doneFile = processDir + 'done.txt'// batch file to run "dotNetApp.exe dotNetApp.ini" and create done.txt as a "Process Completed" indicator
String batchFile = processDir + 'dotNetApp.bat'CreateBatchFile( batchFile, exeFile, iniFile, doneFile )

Execute( error, batchFullPath, doneFullPath ) File.Delete( doneFile )
File.Delete( batchFile )
File.Delete( processDir )/*
...
some OScript code
...
*///==============================================================function void Execute( String batchFile, String doneFile )

Dynamic result = MSWindows.WinExec( batchFile ) Boolean fileFound = False
Integer i

for i = 1 to MAX_SLEEP_ITERATIONS

! if File.Exists( doneFile )
   fil! eFound = True
   break
  end

  AdminService.Sleep( SLEEP_INTERVAL )
end
if ! fileFound
  // generate TIMEOUT ERROR here
end
end//==============================================================function void CreateBatchFile( String batchFileName, String exeFile, String iniFile, String doneFile )

String cmd

  File.Create( batchFileName )
File batchFile = File.Open( batchFileName, File.WriteMode ) cmd = Str.Format( '"%1" "%2"', exeFile, iniFile )
File.Write( batchFile, cmd ) cmd = Str.Format( 'copy "%1" "%2"', iniFile, doneFile )
File.Write( batchFile, cmd )
// create dummy file to be sure the process is completed   ! ;File.Close( batchFile )
end//============================================================== Sergiy Bagriy
Technical ManagerXybion Corporation,
3331 Street Rd, Suite 300
Bensalem, PA, 19020, USAsergiy.bagriy@gmail.com

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