looking for tool to automatically restart PtokaX when it crashes

[yepyepyep4711]

Hi there,

I've been using Knoton Dev Application Watch Guard, but since the last OS Update, it doesn't work anymore.

Anyone an idea?

Greets

[plop]

2 programs working 2gether.
app2service and restart services.
max downtime of 1 minute.

plop

[yepyepyep4711]

thx plop, but I'm looking for freeware

so I got srvany instead of app2services, but now what can I use to monitor the service and restart it when it stops? ?(

[????L?F??]

humm, I could build one if you want

may take a while tho, kinda busy, pm me if your interested

[yepyepyep4711]

but let's wait a little longer, in case someone comes up with a brilliant idea ;)

If not, well sure!

[????L?F??]

hehe, well im always happy to help out!

anything you need, i'll always be here ^^

[iNFERNo]

I have a better solution: put this in the Server. That's the best option, hopefully will be in the next release.

[NotRabidWombat]

lol... if the program crashes... how is it supposed to restart itself?

-NotRabidWombat

[pHaTTy]

Originally posted by NotRabidWombat
lol... if the program crashes... how is it supposed to restart itself?

-NotRabidWombat

he he he, true, but you got less chance of a mini prog (not doing much) crash, then ptokax, it still would work for a bit extra chance ;)

[pHaTTy]

you cud always set ptokax to serve on startup, and then make little prog to check on port 411 every now and then, if no connections after a certain length of time, it can execute the ptokax.exe (just a thought)

[NotRabidWombat]

The easiest way to do it in Windows is either hook into PtokaX and detect the failure OR just check the windows title for PtokaX.

-NotRabidWombat

[[]Carnage[]]

The easiest way is just to make a Bat file (good o'l dos )

Just like this :

:start
C:\DCHub\testdrive4\PtokaX.exe
goto start

Just keep the dos box open and when the hub crashes it restarts it imediatly .. nice and simple  :D

[pHaTTy]

Originally posted by []Carnage[]
The easiest way is just to make a Bat file (good o'l dos )

Just like this :

:start
C:\DCHub\testdrive4\PtokaX.exe
goto start

Just keep the dos box open and when the hub crashes it restarts it imediatly .. nice and simple  :D

hmm i recomment no on etrys this method LOL, unless u want to kill windows heheh

[Wiz]

Why not just download firedaemon. The lite version is free and run any app as a service. To run more then one app the Pro version is required.

[yepyepyep4711]

Originally posted by Wiz
Why not just download firedaemon. The lite version is free and run any app as a service. To run more then one app the Pro version is required.

firedeamon doesn't restart an app when it crashes, does it?

And NO, I definitely won't use that batch looool :D

[Wiz]

Well i had a problem that ptokax crashed when been running for some time (i guess everyone got that problem) and everytime it crash the program is closed (at least that is what happen to me). In firedaemon it's set to restart the program upon program exit. So it still crash for me after been running for some time, but then firedaemon start the app again and ptokax is set to start automatically. So yes it will restart ptokax after a crash. Another good thing is that it will run as a service so if your computer crash and restart automatically so will ptokax and you are no longer required to logon to windows to get it started.

[kepp]

Im not so far on my VB Knowledge, but if you could find out with an application wether another application crashed then you could just launch it back up..

[yepyepyep4711]

thx a lot whiz, I didn't now that about FireDeamon (well they weren't showing off about it on their webpage )

[BlazeXxX]

Here is the Home page link if anyone wants to get the program: Download HERE

[SaintSinner]

there ya go
http://www.firedaemon.com/


EDIT

ahh you edited Blaze...lol

[BlazeXxX]

ahaa oops i did it again lol. Ye just searched in google and thought of editing lol.

[c h i l l a]

ptokax never crashed :)