Compare Files, Restart Service

[XMSMS]

Hello,

I am working on a script that will do the following:

Compare file1 and file2. If file1 is larger than file2, then restart a service.

I am a bit of a newbie, so please be gentle with me!!

 

[PHV]

To compare the size of 2 files:

Set fso=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f1=fso.GetFile("\path\to\file1")
Set f2=fso.GetFile("\path\to\file2")
If f1.size > f2.size Then ...

Hope This Help
PH.

 

[XMSMS]

Thanks for the code to compare the files.

I do have some code that will start or stop a service, but i am entering some problems..

If i get my script to stop the service, before the service has finished stopping it attempts to start it again, and fails. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[PHV]

You can play with the WScript.Sleep method:

WScript.Sleep 1000 'Suspend this script for 1 second

Hope This Help
PH.

 

[XMSMS]

Thanks for that.

Do you know how to kill a windows process by its name (rather than pid)?

I have a service that has problems stopping occasionaly, and requires the process to be killed before the service can successfully be started again.

Thanks