def prepare_for_run(self, config, year, check_tcw_process=False):
"""before calling travel model macro, check if transcad GUI is running,
if not, try to start transcad binary process"""
## TODO: TransCAD COM server is very picky about tcw.exe process in memory
## as of April 2007, a tcw process started by python won't work
## so manually start TransCAD program is needed before running this script
set_project_ini_file(config, year)
if not check_tcw_process:
return
cmdline = config['transcad_binary']
head, tail = os.path.split(cmdline)
procname, ext = os.path.splitext(tail) #tcw
kill_process = False
start_program = False
tc_program_classname = "tcFrame" #ClassName for TransCAD program
try:
hwnd=win32gui.FindWindow(tc_program_classname, None)
except:
start_program = True # No Transcand Window found, we'll need to start TransCAD program
else:
try:
#first check if tcw process is in memory
win32pdhutil.GetPerformanceAttributes('Process','ID Process',procname)
pids=win32pdhutil.FindPerformanceAttributesByName(procname)
for pid in pids:
win32process.TerminateProcess(pid)
start_program = True
except:
raise RuntimeError, "Unable to kill TransCAD process in memory"
##transcad not started, try to start it
if start_program:
try:
pass
cmdline = win32api.GetShortPathName(cmdline)
cmdline = cmdline + " -q"
os.system('start /B "start TransCAD" ' + cmdline) #start TransCAD in background
time.sleep(9)
#procHandles = win32process.CreateProcess(None, cmdline, None, None, 0, 0, None, None,
#win32process.STARTUPINFO())
#self.hProcess, hThread, PId, TId = procHandles
except:
logger.log_error( "Unable to start TransCAD in %s; it must be running to invoke travel model macro." % cmdline)
sys.exit(1)
def prepare_for_run(self, config, year):
set_project_ini_file(config, year)
def prepare_for_run(self, config, year):
if config.has_key('project_ini'):
set_project_ini_file(config, year)
