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Title: looking for tool to automatically restart PtokaX when it crashes
Post by: yepyepyep4711 on 20 January, 2004, 18:05:05

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

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Post by: plop on 20 January, 2004, 22:25:32

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

plop

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Post by: yepyepyep4711 on 21 January, 2004, 01:02:14

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? ?(

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Post by: ????L?F?? on 21 January, 2004, 01:06:19

humm, I could build one if you want

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

Title: well that's very cool, man. thanks
Post by: yepyepyep4711 on 21 January, 2004, 09:01:44

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

If not, well sure!

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Post by: ????L?F?? on 21 January, 2004, 09:59:40

hehe, well im always happy to help out!

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

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Post by: iNFERNo on 24 January, 2004, 01:09:03

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

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Post by: NotRabidWombat on 24 January, 2004, 01:30:25

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

-NotRabidWombat

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Post by: pHaTTy on 24 January, 2004, 02:03:32

QuoteOriginally 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 ;)

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Post by: pHaTTy on 24 January, 2004, 02:05:09

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)

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Post by: NotRabidWombat on 24 January, 2004, 16:51:54

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

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Post by: []Carnage[] on 25 January, 2004, 21:24:23

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

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Post by: pHaTTy on 25 January, 2004, 21:35:03

QuoteOriginally 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

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Post by: Wiz on 25 January, 2004, 21:45:11

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.

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Post by: yepyepyep4711 on 30 January, 2004, 23:55:46

QuoteOriginally 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

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Post by: Wiz on 31 January, 2004, 14:27:49

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.

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Post by: kepp on 31 January, 2004, 19:13:01

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..

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Post by: yepyepyep4711 on 02 February, 2004, 07:21:43

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

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Post by: BlazeXxX on 02 February, 2004, 21:19:53

Here is the Home page link if anyone wants to get the program: Download HERE (http://www.firedaemon.com/)

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Post by: SaintSinner on 02 February, 2004, 21:21:07

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

EDIT

ahh you edited Blaze...lol

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Post by: BlazeXxX on 02 February, 2004, 21:23:32

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

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Post by: c h i l l a on 03 February, 2004, 10:29:03

ptokax never crashed :)

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