Description

The WMI.WaitForProcessExit method allows you to delay the test execution until a specific process running on a local or remote computer completes. The computer where the process execution will be monitored is specified by the WMI.ComputerName property.

Declaration

WMI.WaitForProcessExit(ProcessName, Timeout)

ProcessName	[in]	Required	String
Timeout	[in]	Required	Integer
Result	None

Applies To

The method is applied to the following object:

WMI

Parameters

The method has the following parameters:

ProcessName

The name of the process’s executable, including the extension. For example, notepad.exe. The name is case-insensitive.

Timeout

The timeout, in milliseconds, to wait until the specified process completes.

Result Value

None.

Remarks

If the specified process does not complete during the provided timeout, the method posts an error message to the test log.

Example

The following example starts iexplore.exe, performs some actions over the application and waits for 15 seconds for the application to exit. If it has not exited within 15 seconds, an error message is posted to the log.

JavaScript, JScript

// ...
WMI.ComputerName = ".";
WMI.CreateProcess("C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe");
// Performs some actions over the application
WMI.WaitForProcessExit("iexplore.exe", 15000);
// ...

Python

# ...
WMI.ComputerName = "."
WMI.CreateProcess("C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe")
# Performs some actions over the application
WMI.WaitForProcessExit("iexplore.exe", 15000)
# ...

VBScript

' ...
WMI.ComputerName = "."
Call WMI.CreateProcess("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe")
' Performs some actions over the application
Call WMI.WaitForProcessExit("iexplore.exe", 15000)
' ...

DelphiScript

// ...
WMI.ComputerName := '.';
WMI.CreateProcess('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe');
// Performs some actions over the application
WMI.WaitForProcessExit('iexplore.exe', 15000);
// ...