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Is it possible to run a program from mIRC and start certain actions after that program is finished depending on the exit value?

alias exitcode {

• var %a = wsh $+ $ticks
  .comopen %a Wscript.Shell
  if !$comerr {
  if $com(%a,Run,1,bstr,$1,uint,5,bool,true) {
  var %code = $com(%a).result
  }
  .comclose %a
  return %code
  }

}

Usage: $exitcode(<program file>)

This is a modified version of /xrun.

A couple of links: Introduction to COM, WshShell.Run() Method.

This will pause mIRC while the program is running if I understand correctly...
Since I'm interested in this sort of thing: is there also a way to just let the script (and mIRC) continue and have the return code returned (erm, yeah) to mIRC when the program finishes? Or have mIRC request the return code, like have a timer that checks if the program is still running and have it request it when the program has ended?

$exitcode won't freeze your mIRC, but it's better to use $comcall here.

alias part1 {

• var %a = wsh $+ $ticks
  .comopen %a Wscript.Shell
  !.echo -q $comcall(%a,part2,Run,1,bstr,ping.exe 127.0.0.1,uint,5,bool,true)

}

alias part2 {

• echo -a Exit code: $com($1).result
  .comclose $1

}

That helps, tyvm.

Surely better than including sendmessage support in such a small helper program.