Start scheduled task in batch file

[Robert Prins]

This is probably not very difficult, but...

The batch file starts a process, X, waits 10 seconds and starts a second
process, Y, and another 10 seconds later a third one, Z. I would like to add a
fourth one, the above scheduled task, to make a hobocopy'ed backup, about once
per 30 minutes, of a directory updated by process X, but that task should
somehow stop automatically the moment that process X is stopped.

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks
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[JJ]

On Wed, 19 Oct 2016 23:29:34 +0000, Robert Prins wrote:
> This is probably not very difficult, but...
>
> The batch file starts a process, X, waits 10 seconds and starts a second
> process, Y, and another 10 seconds later a third one, Z. I would like to add a
> fourth one, the above scheduled task, to make a hobocopy'ed backup, about once
> per 30 minutes, of a directory updated by process X, but that task should
> somehow stop automatically the moment that process X is stopped.
>
> Is there a way to do this?
>
> Thanks

Two problems which you should reconsider and probably replan the whole task.

- Robocopy can not use other process (e.g. process X) as a trigger or event
to be monitored. So the process must be monitored from outside of Robocopy
process itself. e.g. a batch file.

- There's no reliable way to determine whether Robocopy is in the middle of
backing up files or not. So, it may cause incomplete/broken backup.

[Zaidy036]

On 10/19/2016 7:29 PM, Robert Prins wrote:
> This is probably not very difficult, but...
>
> The batch file starts a process, X, waits 10 seconds and starts a second
> process, Y, and another 10 seconds later a third one, Z. I would like to
> add a fourth one, the above scheduled task, to make a hobocopy'ed
> backup, about once per 30 minutes, of a directory updated by process X,
> but that task should somehow stop automatically the moment that process
> X is stopped.
>
> Is there a way to do this?
>
> Thanks

START "" "X"
TIMEOUT 10 & START "" "Y"
TIMEOUT 10 & START "" "Z"

- following checks if X is running and does not proceed until X stops
:_CheckX
TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq "X" 2> NUL|FINDSTR /I "X" > NUL
IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO CheckX

START "" /WAIT "Robocopy"
-continues here AFTER Robocopy completes

Could add initial SET "_Stime=%time%"
and then after Robocopy completes
check that 30 min elapsed and GOTO beginning of batch

[foxidrive]

On 20/10/2016 10:29, Robert Prins wrote:
> This is probably not very difficult, but...
>
> The batch file starts a process, X, waits 10 seconds and starts a second
> process, Y, and another 10 seconds later a third one, Z. I would like to add a
> fourth one, the above scheduled task, to make a hobocopy'ed backup, about once
> per 30 minutes, of a directory updated by process X, but that task should
> somehow stop automatically the moment that process X is stopped.
>
> Is there a way to do this?
>
> Thanks
>

How do you stop a backup happening immediately as another process starts,
if it's half way through copying a 5GB file?

I think your task should be spelled out a lot clearer than you have done
unless my comment answers your question.