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Batch file to open a program if not yet running, or bring up to focus if it is already.
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| @if (@X)==(@Y) @end /* JScript comment | |
| @echo off | |
| REM This script runs a command if it is not yet running. Otherwise, it brings | |
| REM the current stance into focus. | |
| REM Usage: run1 [/nostart] <command> <params> | |
| REM /nostart - doesn't use the command "start" to run, causing the prompt to hang | |
| REM | |
| REM Example: run1.bat c:\Windows\notepad.exe c:\User\paulo\Documents\todo.txt | |
| REM Known bugs: | |
| REM Doesn't work with Google Chrome. | |
| REM Weird behaviour in some cases of paths with spaces or other special chars | |
| REM Need to better figure out how to work with quotes | |
| REM Sources: | |
| REM | |
| REM Replace all backslashes in a string with double | |
| REM https://alt.msdos.batch.narkive.com/LNB84uUc/replace-all-backslashes-in-a-string-with-double-backslash | |
| REM | |
| REM WMIC ProcessID Batch - StackOverflow | |
| REM https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47789319/wmic-processid-batch | |
| REM | |
| REM Using command line/batch to switch to/focus on app - StackOverflow | |
| REM https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35988863/using-command-line-batch-to-switch-to-focus-on-app | |
| REM | |
| REM reading batch file parameters with equal sign and semi-colon | |
| REM https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16274823/reading-batch-file-parameters-with-equal-sign-and-semi-colon | |
| setlocal | |
| set START=1 | |
| set "BINARY=" | |
| set "PARAMS=" | |
| set "processid=none" | |
| if ["%~1"]==["/?"] ( | |
| ECHO This script runs a command if it is not yet running. Otherwise, it brings | |
| ECHO the current stance into focus. | |
| ECHO. | |
| ECHO Usage: run1 [/nostart] ^<command^> [params] | |
| ECHO /nostart - doesn't use the command START to run, causing the prompt to hang | |
| ECHO. | |
| ECHO Example: | |
| ECHO Example: run1.bat c:\Windows\notepad.exe c:\User\paulo\Documents\todo.txt | |
| ECHO. | |
| GOTO END | |
| ) ELSE IF ["%~1"]==["/nostart"] ( | |
| set START=0 | |
| set BINARY=%~2 | |
| IF NOT ["%~3"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%~3" | |
| IF NOT ["%~4"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%PARAMS% %~4" | |
| IF NOT ["%~5"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%PARAMS% %~5" | |
| IF NOT ["%~6"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%PARAMS% %~6" | |
| IF NOT ["%~7"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%PARAMS% %~7" | |
| IF NOT ["%~8"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%PARAMS% %~8" | |
| IF NOT ["%~9"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%PARAMS% %~9" | |
| ) ELSE ( | |
| set BINARY=%~1 | |
| IF NOT ["%~2"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%~2" | |
| IF NOT ["%~3"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%PARAMS% %~3" | |
| IF NOT ["%~4"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%PARAMS% %~4" | |
| IF NOT ["%~5"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%PARAMS% %~5" | |
| IF NOT ["%~6"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%PARAMS% %~6" | |
| IF NOT ["%~7"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%PARAMS% %~7" | |
| IF NOT ["%~8"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%PARAMS% %~8" | |
| IF NOT ["%~9"]==[""] set "PARAMS=%PARAMS% %~9" | |
| ) | |
| set BINARY=%BINARY:\=\\% | |
| IF NOT ["%PARAMS%"]==[""] set PARAMS=%PARAMS:\=\\% | |
| set BINARY_QUERY=%BINARY:\=\\% | |
| IF NOT ["%PARAMS%"]==[""] set PARAMS_QUERY=%PARAMS:\=\\% | |
| for /f "usebackq tokens=* delims=" %%a in ( | |
| `wmic process where "CommandLine = '%BINARY_QUERY% %PARAMS_QUERY%'" get ProcessID /Format:value` | |
| ) do ( | |
| for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%z in ("%%a") do set "%%z" | |
| ) | |
| IF "%processid%"=="none" ( | |
| IF "%START%"=="1" ( | |
| cmd /c start %BINARY% %PARAMS% | |
| ) ELSE ( | |
| %BINARY% %PARAMS% | |
| ) | |
| ) ELSE ( | |
| cscript //E:JScript //nologo "%~f0" "%~nx0" "%processid%" | |
| ) | |
| :END | |
| exit /b %errorlevel% | |
| endlocal | |
| @if (@X)==(@Y) @end JScript comment */ | |
| var sh=new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell"); | |
| if (sh.AppActivate(WScript.Arguments.Item(1)) == 0) { | |
| sh.SendKeys("% r"); | |
| } |
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