Error 8: Everything IPC window not found.

[sashanas]

Greetings,

I'm trying to use ES from the command line like so:

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es -max-results 24 whateveriwanttofind

and I'm getting returned this error:

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Error 8: Everything IPC window not found. Please make sure Everything is running.

My ES version is 1.1.0.26 and Everything is 1.4.1.1015.
My General has "Store settings" and "Everything Service" checked, "Run as administrator" is unchecked.
The service list has Everything up and running, I tried enabling "Allow service to interact with desktop" but it didn't work.
When the Everything window is opened, it actually works, but as soon as I close Everything, the same error comes up.
Is there a way to make it work without the need to actually open the program GUI? Just with the service running?

Thanks in advance!

[void]

Please try the non-lite version of Everything.

The lite version does not support IPC.

[sashanas]

Hi hi,

Downloaded the 1.4.1.1024 version, but still getting the same error unless Everything is opened and/or in the background.
Tried messing with the -svc, -start-service and -start-client-service options as well, even though the service runs with -svc and -start-service (it doesn't open with -start-client-service), I couldn't get it to work with only the service running.

[therube]

unless Everything is opened and/or in the background

Correct.
In order for ES (command-line) to work, Everything (the GUI) itself needs to be running.

That is expected.


(Note that the Everything Service does not necessarily need to be running for ES to work, but the GUI is needed.)

[sashanas]

Oh, I thought the service would be enough. That's why then. Sorry for the hassle and thanks once again!

[YouAreMyEverything]

I am trying to use es.exe with 1.5a version and getting the same error. I've installed the full app (was running portable before) and the service but I am getting the same error. Does es.exe work with this version?

Thanks.

[YouAreMyEverything]

I am trying to use es.exe with 1.5a version and getting the same error. I've installed the full app (was running portable before) and the service but I am getting the same error. Does es.exe work with this version?

Thanks.

FYI I got the GUI running as well.

[NotNull]

Everything 1.5 alpha runs in a separate instance, to make it possible to run version 1.4 and 1.5 side-by-side.

Try it with:

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es.exe -instance 1.5a "abc"

If you don't want to type "-instance 1.5a" each time, run the following command:

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es.exe -instance 1.5a -savesettings

This will save the instance to use in ES.ini in the folder where ES.exe is located.
Now you can search for

es.exe "abc"

[YouAreMyEverything]

Still the same.

I used

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Everything-1.5.0.1390a.x64-Setup.exe

to install it and its the only version running.

GUI works fine, no issues there.

I am running W10 22H2 x64.

Thanks.

[YouAreMyEverything]

Fixed it.

I had copied es.exe into

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"C:\Program Files\Everything 1.5a\"

Once I run it from my Downloads folder it worked as expected.

Thanks.

[NotNull]

ES.exe will not be able to save its ini file in the Program Files folder.
Another location is indeed recommended.

[therube]

(Heh. I wasn't even particularly aware that ES could have an .ini.
I even did a search, ES.exe wfn:ES.ini, & got no results .

Though... ES.exe regex:ES-.*\.INI$ did turn up babel-es-MX.ini.


The -instance 1.5a -savesettings is a good tip, as I've always included -instance 15 [as it is on my end] in my batch files.
That said, don't think I'll make any changes to the .bat's. Might add .ini ... for other reasons... or not.)


Note that you may run into Error 8: IPC in some circumstances:

"When running Everything outside the sandbox (with no Everything running inside the sandbox):
Running ES inside the sandbox will not communicate with Everything running outside the sandbox.
Running Everything inside the sandbox will not communicate with Everything running outside the sandbox.
Again, both are expected."

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