- Create Sequence Files:
- Create two sequence files named SequenceFile1.seq and SequenceFile2.seq.
- In SequenceFile1.seq, add an Action step under the Cleanup section to generate a "Seq1Finished.txt" file in the same directory. This step will serve as an indication that the first sequence file has finished its execution.
- You can download the sequence file for this example in the attachment.
- Create a Batch File:
- Create a text document in the same directory where your sequence files are located.
- Open the text document using a text editor.
- Copy and paste the following commands below into the document.
- Save the text document with a ".bat" extension, such as Test.bat.
start /B SeqEdit.exe -useExisting -runEntryPoint "Single Pass" "C:\Users\NI-TSE\Desktop\TS\SequenceFile1.seq"
:wait_for_file
timeout /t 10 /nobreak >nul
if not exist Seq1Finished.txt goto wait_for_file
start /wait SeqEdit.exe -useExisting -runEntryPoint "Single Pass" "C:\Users\NI-TSE\Desktop\TS\SequenceFile2.seq"
- Run the Batch File:
- Before running the batch file, you will see these files in your folder, SequenceFile1.seq, SequenceFile2.seq and Test.bat.
- Double-click on the Test.bat file to execute it.
- The batch file will run, initiating the SeqEdit.exe program twice, each time with a different sequence file. It will wait for the first process to finish before starting the second one. Additionally, it will check for the existence of the "Seq1Finished.txt" file before starting the second process.