"Program started" condition query

[Sonopanic]

On keypress
i want start a program, if it┬┤s not startet yet.
If it┬┤s already started, then put the program in foreground.

How do i write the if then else ?
Can i use the windows finder or would you use a other way ?

[Livin]

unfortunately we don't have If-Then-Else statements until Brett gets farther along with his rewrite of EG but until then I do just what you are talking about using what I call a "Restore" routine. Here's the method...

Restore Macro
Find Window
If unsuccessful jump to <Load Macro>
Python Script: Restore if Minimized

Then create a Macro to do the load of the app

Restore if Minimized script...

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from eg.WinApi.Dynamic import GetWindowLong, ShowWindow, SW_RESTORE, SW_MAXIMIZE, SW_MINIMIZE
# Check that we have a window to try to minimize/restore
# Use Find Window action before this script!
if len(result) > 0:
    # Check if WS_MINIMIZE bit is set
    if(GetWindowLong(result[0], -16) & 0x20000000):
        eg.plugins.EventGhost.ShowOSD('Minimized ' + eg.WinApi.GetWindowText(eg.result[0]), None, (255, 255, 255), (0, 0, 0), 0, (0, 0), 0, 3.0, None)
        ShowWindow(result[0], SW_RESTORE)

[Sonopanic]

Thank you.
Where can i read over the variables ?
The documentation or the wiki don┬┤t tell about.

if len (result) >0
I know now the function len, but i don┬┤t understand how to create the result variable.
(For all other newbies : http://docs.python.org/library/index.html )

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I have two programs (foobar and powerpoint). Both startet maximised.
I start foobar with a commandline + playlist, so foobar starts play immediately.
Problem is, if i press the "Start foobar" button again, the music starts fresh from first track.

I think, i don┬┤t need minimize or maximise the windows, but even then, i think it do no harm
if i send a maximize window order to an windows that is already max.

How i use the find window variable ?
Can i use only true or false ?

[Pako]

I'm not sure what you need.
Maybe it can be expressed as follows:
I need to macro "Run foobar2000" worked only when foobar2000 is not yet running.
If so, then here's the deal:

RunFoobar2000.jpg (12.54 KiB) Viewed 3372 times

Note: Check box Stop macro, if target is not found in action Find window should not be marked!
Pako

[Pako]

Up until now I read the original post.
I think you need this:

RunFoobar2000-version2.jpg (21.85 KiB) Viewed 3370 times

Pako

[Sonopanic]

I got it to work.
After i try to set a find window before a bring to front.
Now, i know the find window can only be used for the next comand.

I did it with jump if success.

[Livin]

If the target window is minimized, and you use 'Bring to Front' is it maximizing it?

I seem to remember having problems with 'Bring to Front' so I'm using the script to Maximize it.