Wait for Automation Anywhere task (.exe) to complete

[Nick]

I have 2 'automation anywhere' tasks that I converted to .exe The main task has a step than uses the open/program command to launch the 2nd task to perform a SQL execute. However the main task doesn't wait for the 2nd task to finish. How can I tell the main task to wait for the 2nd task to complete?

[forumsupport]

Hello Nick,

You can solve the problem by following approach

Open Program/File Task2.exe
Delay 500 ms
Loop While <path of Task2.exe> Application is Running
End Loop
Other actions.

This way, main task will wait till Task.exe is running.

Hope that helps.

[Nick]

Thank you for your response... however

The main task already has a SQL Loop (Nesting Loop-EndLoop is not supported.) at least that's the error message I keep getting.

I think we need another action like wait for application to end or start.

[forumsupport]

Hello Nick,

In that case you can do something as follows

Open Notepad.exe (untitled - notepad) in Task.exe and Close Untitled - notepad when task.exe finishes

Open Program File Task2.exe
Delay 500 ms
Wait For Window To Close ('Untitled - Notepad')
Other actions.

Alternatively

Open Program/File Task2.exe
If Application Is Not Running <path of Task2.exe> Wait up to (Upper Range)
End If
Other Actions

Here, If/End If will work as Wait if you specify the Wait Time. It will wait up to the time you specified and if task2.exe finishes earlier then it continues further.

This will get around the nested loop problem.