Get the "Exit Code" from an application

[dummwiam]

I am running an executable and passing some parameteres on it and it is working fine.

Shell.run("C:\\test\\executable.exe 00006");

But I would like to get the EXIT CODE to determine the status of what happened. How can I do that?

[SWFKit]

You will have to call win32 api directly

struct { 
  unsigned long cb; 
  char* lpReserved; 
  char* lpDesktop; 
  char* lpTitle; 
  unsigned long dwX; 
  unsigned long dwY; 
  unsigned long dwXSize; 
  unsigned long dwYSize; 
  unsigned long dwXCountChars; 
  unsigned long dwYCountChars; 
  unsigned long dwFillAttribute; 
  unsigned long dwFlags; 
  unsigned short wShowWindow; 
  unsigned short cbReserved2; 
  pointer lpReserved2; 
  pointer hStdInput; 
  pointer hStdOutput; 
  pointer hStdError; 
} STARTUPINFOA;

struct { 
	unsigned long hProcess; 
	unsigned long hThread; 
	unsigned long dwProcessId; 
	unsigned long dwThreadId; 
} PROCESS_INFORMATION; 

dllimport "kernel32.dll" stdcall Boolean CloseHandle(pointer);
dllimport "kernel32.dll" stdcall long WaitForSingleObject(pointer, unsigned int);
dllimport "kernel32.dll" stdcall Boolean GetExitCodeProcess(pointer, unsigned int *);

dllimport "kernel32.dll" stdcall Boolean CreateProcessA(
	String lpApplicationName,					// name of executable module
	String lpCommandLine,						// command line string
	pointer lpProcessAttributes,				// SD
	pointer lpThreadAttributes,					// SD
	Boolean bInheritHandles,					// handle inheritance option
	unsigned int dwCreationFlags,				// creation flags
	pointer lpEnvironment,						// new environment block
	String lpCurrentDirectory,					// current directory name
	STARTUPINFOA* lpStartupInfo,				// startup information
	PROCESS_INFORMATION* lpProcessInformation	// process information
);

var NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS = 0x00000020;
var IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS = 0x00000040;
var HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS = 0x00000080;
var REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS = 0x00000100;
var BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS = 0x00004000;
var ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS = 0x00008000;

var INFINITE = 0xFFFF;
var WAIT_TIMEOUT = 0x102;

function runAppWithPriority(command, priority) {
	var pi = new Object;
	pi.value = new Struct(PROCESS_INFORMATION);
	
	var si = new Struct(STARTUPINFOA);
	si.cb = si.structSize;
	
	var result = CreateProcessA(null, command, null, null, false, 
		priority, null, null, si, pi);
	
	if (!result) return false;
	
	CloseHandle(pi.value.hThread);
	CloseHandle(pi.value.hProcess);

	return true;
}

function getProcessExitCode(command) {
	var pi = new Object;
	pi.value = new Struct(PROCESS_INFORMATION);
	
	var si = new Struct(STARTUPINFOA);
	si.cb = si.structSize;
	
	var result = CreateProcessA(null, command, null, null, false, 
		NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS, null, null, si, pi);
		
	if (!result) return undefined;
	
	CloseHandle(pi.value.hThread);
	
	if (WaitForSingleObject(pi.value.hProcess, INFINITE) != WAIT_TIMEOUT)
	{
		var code = new Object;
		code.value = 0;
		
		GetExitCodeProcess(pi.value.hProcess, code);
	
		CloseHandle(pi.value.hProcess);
		
		return code.value;
	}
	
	CloseHandle(pi.value.hProcess);
	return undefined;
}

trace(getProcessExitCode("notepad.exe"));

[dummwiam]

I copy pasted the code to my .as file but didn't work, I suppose I will have to put the code that you gave me inside the SCRIPT of my .skp file but I have no previous experience (I mainly code SWFKit commands from my .as files). Can you give me some guidelines on how to execute this last part from .as files:

Global.trace(getProcessExitCode("notepad.exe"));

and put all the rest in a script file?

[SWFKit]

Please download swfkit pro 3.2, and paste the above code into the "initialize" script. Now you can call the method in actionscript, as shown in the following code

import SWFKit.*;

var g = new Global;
Global.trace(g.getProcessExitCode("notepad.exe"));

[dummwiam]

CODE INSIDE INITIALIZE SCRIPT, in my .skp file:

//Initialize
struct { 
  unsigned long cb; 
  char* lpReserved; 
  char* lpDesktop; 
  char* lpTitle; 
  unsigned long dwX; 
  unsigned long dwY; 
  unsigned long dwXSize; 
  unsigned long dwYSize; 
  unsigned long dwXCountChars; 
  unsigned long dwYCountChars; 
  unsigned long dwFillAttribute; 
  unsigned long dwFlags; 
  unsigned short wShowWindow; 
  unsigned short cbReserved2; 
  pointer lpReserved2; 
  pointer hStdInput; 
  pointer hStdOutput; 
  pointer hStdError; 
} STARTUPINFOA;

struct { 
	unsigned long hProcess; 
	unsigned long hThread; 
	unsigned long dwProcessId; 
	unsigned long dwThreadId; 
} PROCESS_INFORMATION; 

dllimport "kernel32.dll" stdcall Boolean CloseHandle(pointer);
dllimport "kernel32.dll" stdcall long WaitForSingleObject(pointer, unsigned int);
dllimport "kernel32.dll" stdcall Boolean GetExitCodeProcess(pointer, unsigned int *);

dllimport "kernel32.dll" stdcall Boolean CreateProcessA(
	String lpApplicationName,					// name of executable module
	String lpCommandLine,						// command line string
	pointer lpProcessAttributes,				// SD
	pointer lpThreadAttributes,					// SD
	Boolean bInheritHandles,					// handle inheritance option
	unsigned int dwCreationFlags,				// creation flags
	pointer lpEnvironment,						// new environment block
	String lpCurrentDirectory,					// current directory name
	STARTUPINFOA* lpStartupInfo,				// startup information
	PROCESS_INFORMATION* lpProcessInformation	// process information
);

var NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS = 0x00000020;
var IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS = 0x00000040;
var HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS = 0x00000080;
var REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS = 0x00000100;
var BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS = 0x00004000;
var ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS = 0x00008000;

var INFINITE = 0xFFFF;
var WAIT_TIMEOUT = 0x102;

function runAppWithPriority(command, priority) {
	var pi = new Object;
	pi.value = new Struct(PROCESS_INFORMATION);
	
	var si = new Struct(STARTUPINFOA);
	si.cb = si.structSize;
	
	var result = CreateProcessA(null, command, null, null, false, 
		priority, null, null, si, pi);
	
	if (!result) return false;
	
	CloseHandle(pi.value.hThread);
	CloseHandle(pi.value.hProcess);

	return true;
}

function getProcessExitCode(command) {
	var pi = new Object;
	pi.value = new Struct(PROCESS_INFORMATION);
	
	var si = new Struct(STARTUPINFOA);
	si.cb = si.structSize;
	
	var result = CreateProcessA(null, command, null, null, false, 
		NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS, null, null, si, pi);
		
	if (!result) return undefined;
	
	CloseHandle(pi.value.hThread);
	
	if (WaitForSingleObject(pi.value.hProcess, INFINITE) != WAIT_TIMEOUT)
	{
		var code = new Object;
		code.value = 0;
		
		GetExitCodeProcess(pi.value.hProcess, code);
	
		CloseHandle(pi.value.hProcess);
		
		return code.value;
	}
	
	CloseHandle(pi.value.hProcess);
	return undefined;
}

getAdditionalFile();
return true;

CODE INSIDE FLASH FILES

var g = new Global;
Global.trace(g.getProcessExitCode("notepad.exe"));

Returns undefined.

I am using flash cs3 in AS2 file, SWFKit 3.2 and compile via Commands | swfkit_previewapp

[SWFKit]

Please try the attached sample.

[dummwiam]

Sorry, no luck (I saw that you worked in Flash 8 ).

It returns "undefined" plus it doesn't open any window of notepad.

Testing in SWFKit 3.2, Flash CS3.

Maybe I am missing the "dll" files that you are importing.

[SWFKit]

You will have to use SWFKit Pro, as the Dll object is only supported in SWFKit Pro.

[dummwiam]

I am using SWFKit Pro 3.2. Sorry I didn't mention it before.

[SWFKit]

It is really weird. Have you tested it with other applications? The "kernel32.dll" is a system file, which must exist on any Windows computer.