OnExit: run another script or display a MsgBox upon main script termination

Tag: OnExit

A script from another file/job or from a variable in the current script can be executed, or a message displayed, after the main script ends.

Tag Attributes

Attributes

Attribute Values

Value Description

Execute

User Definable

The external script file path and name to be used.

ExecuteVar

User Definable

The variable to be used.

NB: here the variable name must be used without the variable syntax {% and %}

<OnExit ExecuteVar=”VarName”/> is OK

<OnExit ExecuteVar=”{%VarName%}”/> is NOT OK

MsgBox

User Definable

The message to display after the script ends.

MsgBox, Execute and ExecuteVar are not mutually exclusive.

When a combination is set, the sequence is:

MsgBox
Execute
ExecuteVar

When set in an OnExit action, Execute and ExecuteVar indicate which automation directives to run after the script ends. The exit actually triggers a regular Execute / ExecuteVar call.

Example Script

CODE

<ytriaAutomation>

	<SetVar MyVar="USE_CDATA" BypassVar="true">
		<![CDATA[	<SetVar Exit1="var 1"/>
					<MsgBox Message="ON EXIT EXECUTEVAR: {%Exit1%} {%Exit2%}!"/>]]>
	</SetVar>

	<OnExit executeVar="MyVar" execute="onExit-X.xml" MsgBox="ON EXIT MSGBOX"/>

	<SetVar Exit2="var 2"/>
	
	<MsgBox Message="SCRIPT IS ENDING"/>
	
</ytriaAutomation>

The sequence is: