Fix bug - STOP.bat not working when run from Task Scheduler (see #117)

IbcAlpha · May 27, 2021 · e1b89d8 · e1b89d8
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diff --git a/resources/Stop.bat b/resources/Stop.bat
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ set IBC_PATH=%SYSTEMDRIVE%\IBC
 
 
 :: open a telnet window with a session to IBC
-start telnet %ServerAddress% %CommandServerPort% 
+set TITLE=Stop TWS or Gateway %RANDOM%%RANDOM%%RANDOM%
+start "%TITLE%" telnet %ServerAddress% %CommandServerPort% 
 
 :: send the required command to IBC 
-cscript %IBC_PATH%\Scripts\SendStopCommand.vbs
+cscript %IBC_PATH%\Scripts\SendStopCommand.vbs "%TITLE%"
 
 
 :: Acknowledgement: many thanks for the help contained in Mukul Goel's answer to this question at:

diff --git a/resources/scripts/SendStopCommand.vbs b/resources/scripts/SendStopCommand.vbs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ WScript.sleep 200
 
 set OBJECT=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
 
+OBJECT.AppActivate WScript.Arguments(0)
+
 ' STOP IBC
 OBJECT.SendKeys "STOP{ENTER}"