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Feature request for automating Run/Start/Stop GSA SER from autohotkey script

GiorgosKGiorgosK Greece
edited November 2012 in Bugs
I need to stop GSA SER and restart computer and then start GSA SER on startup 
to resolve  my internet connection dropping without reason (which needs a restart to be fixed)

I would really need the following small additions if possible 

1. option to enable/disable checking for new version on startup (or a command line flag like /noupdate)  

2. shortcut(s) for Starting / stopping projects (or a command line flag like /start or both)
  
3. is it safe to press x  (close application) button while projects are running and then press Yes (close it)
will it save state of projects ? or data get lost ? if not safe what is the recommended way of forcefully closing GSA SER ?

@Sven I would appreciate if these can be implemented
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  • SvenSven www.GSA-Online.de

    1+2. All you need is "GSA_Search_Engine_Ranker.exe -autostart".

    This will not check for updates + start all your active project after startup.


    3. Yes, it's safe.

  • GiorgosKGiorgosK Greece
    @Sven
    sweet thanks
  • kaenekaene
    @Sven is it or would it be possible to close without the Yes/No confirmation if there are still active projects? Or to add an option to close at one specific time or when all projects are in Pause or something like that?

    I try a "taskkill /IM Search_Engine_Ranker.exe" but then I get the Yes/No. I can force it with "taskkill /F /IM Search_Engine_Ranker.exe" but then I'm not sure if it's safe, because it doesn't finish unfinished tasks...
  • SvenSven www.GSA-Online.de
    Use the /F switch...it only loses the last 5 minutes if at all.
  • kaenekaene
    Would it be possible to add a command line parameter to close it? It would detect that it's already running, send a close signal to that instance and the instance would do a clean close.

    As we have the -autostart it makes sense to have a command line to do a clean close.
  • SvenSven www.GSA-Online.de
    You can as well send a wm_close command to it using some external program.
  • kaenekaene
    @Sven I tried with WM_CLOSE, but it still shows the Yes/No dialog box
  • SvenSven www.GSA-Online.de
    next version presses YES on a 5seconds timeout.
  • kaenekaene
    @Sven I updated to the newest version, top notch support and response time, thanks!
  • kymdogkymdog
    @sven As @kaene said would it be possible to add a command line parameter to close it? It would detect that it's already running, send a close signal to that instance and the instance would do a clean close.

    The "GSA_Search_Engine_Ranker.exe -autostart" is great but I have no way of sending WM_CLOSE and don't like the idea of just killing the running program.

    Is there any other way to cleanly shut down the GUI?

    I need to restart my PC every 8 hours or so and would like to schedule a job to automatically shut down CB and SER / reboot and then restart CB and SER unattended,

    A clean shutdown would be nice.

    Thank you

    Bob





  • SvenSven www.GSA-Online.de
    whats holding you back from sending a WM_CLOSE using the application handle? 
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