Hi all. I have next loop (it's a part of script):

$word = New-Object -ComObject Word.Application
$word.Visible = $false
$number = 0 
foreach ($file in $docs)
{
    # м  м м 
    $name = $file.Name
    ++$number
    Write-Verbose "$name `t`t ( $number  $count)" -Verbose
    $saveFormat = [Enum]::Parse([Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdSaveFormat], "wdFormatFilteredHTML");

    # м 
    $doc = $word.Documents.Open($file.FullName)
    
    # м м    html 
    $pdf_file = $path_html + "\" + $doc.Name
    
    # м  (  pdf-  м doc)
    $pdf_file = [System.IO.Path]::ChangeExtension($pdf_file, '.htm')
    
    # м
    $doc.saveas([ref]"$pdf_file", [ref]$saveFormat);        
    
    # м 
    $doc.Close()
}

It converts .doc (.docx) files to .html using Word. Sometimes the file is not converted and script hangs. How can I add maybe timeout to this loop if step does not end for 30 seconds -> close file and begin next step(file). Or maybe own version. Thank you very much for help.

Hi

Perhaps can you try to do the job in a powershell JOB, wait a few second and abort it if it didn't complete.

You'll find an example base on Start-Job and Remove-Job here :

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21176487/adding-a-timeout-to-batch-powershell

hope it helps

• Proposed as answer by Sébastien PARZY 20 hours 4 minutes ago

Look at WorkFlow activity timeout here: help about_ActivityCommonParameters

$word = New-Object -ComObject Word.Application
$word.Visible = $false
$number = 0 
foreach ($file in $docs)
{
$job = Start-Job -ScriptBlock  {
Write-Verbose "$name `t`t ( $number  $count)" -Verbose
    # м  м м 
    $name = $file.Name
    ++$number
    Write-Verbose "$name `t`t ( $number  $count)" -Verbose
    $saveFormat = [Enum]::Parse([Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdSaveFormat], "wdFormatFilteredHTML");

    # м 
    $doc = $word.Documents.Open($file.FullName)
    
    # м м    html 
    $pdf_file = $path_html + "\" + $doc.Name
    
    # м  (  pdf-  м doc)
    $pdf_file = [System.IO.Path]::ChangeExtension($pdf_file, '.htm')
    
    # м
     $doc.saveas([ref]"$pdf_file", [ref]$saveFormat);
    
    
    # м 
    $doc.Close() 
    }
    
Write-Verbose "$name `t`t ( $number  $count)" -Verbose
   
    Wait-Job $job -Timeout $timeout
   Stop-Job $job
    Remove-Job $job
}

In this case Job is completed but the souce code in $job does not perform! First and second Write-Verbose I don't see, only last.. Why? Where am I wrong?

I suggest that your job is this single line :

$doc.saveas([ref]"$pdf_file", [ref]$saveFormat);

because it seems to be the operation that can hang...

Another thing : I can't see the value you give to $timeout. Did you forget it or did you define it outside the code extract you shawn here ?

Sbastien

Hi Sbastien. Yes, I forgot this $timeout. Well I reconfigure Job only with $doc.saveas([ref]"$pdf_file", [ref]$saveFormat); but situation the same - no files were saved.  Also I enclosed the screenshot. As you can see first I had only one Verbose message but it source 2.. Verbose goes fisrt and then Job completed message. But in code Job set before second Verbose message.. Cannot understand( Thank for help, Alex.

• Edited by gconnect1 17 hours 50 minutes ago

Sorry, last message was my. )

Okay, I think I see where the problem is.

first of all, don't worry about console messages order : while you're running jobs that write concurrently with your main script, messages can be interleaved (due to the exclusive access to screen output, they have to wait until it's free)

secondly, I suggest you don't close the word document before the save operation is over (or timed out). You can rewrite the end like that :

$job = Start-Job {...}

Wait-Job $job -timeout 30
$doc.Close()
Stop-Job $job
...

Doing so, you'll give it a chance to do the convertion during the 30 seconds, before closing the doc.

Hope it helps

Sbastien

Sorry, It didn't help :(

Sorry to hear that, Alex.

The $doc.save method probably failed in the job. As you jobs have the property HasMoreData set to True, could you get and post the results here please ?

you can get it by receive-job (but you have to do it before remove-job)

Sbastien

Hi Sbastien. Thanks for help, here please the result receive-Job. Variable does not exist.. It's about $job??

OK, when I put  

$saveFormat = [Enum]::Parse([Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdSaveFormat], "wdFormatFilteredHTML"); 

to Start-Job{..} I got another error:

Unable to find type [Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdSaveFormat] make sure the assembly containing this type..

is  this Job not transparent?

• Edited by 5 minutes ago