for %%P in (%executableList%) do (
   echo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    set exeErrorlevel=0
    set running=false

    start %%~fP
    set exeErrorlevel=!ERRORLEVEL!

    rem for debugging purposes
    echo %%~nP%%~xP older errorlevel %ERRORLEVEL%
    echo %%~nP%%~xP newer errorlevel !ERRORLEVEL!
    echo before tasklist running var is : !running!

    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq %%~fP" | find /I /N /C  "%%~fP" >nul && set running=true

    echo after tasklist is running var is: !running!

    if !running! equ true (
       echo %%~nP%%~xP Program is running
       taskkill /F /IM %%~nP%%~xP /T
       echo %%~nP%%~xP Program was killed

       if !exeErrorlevel! == 0 (
           echo %passString% %%~nP%%~xP process was started and killed safely
           echo %passString% %%~nP%%~xP process was started and killed safely >>%outputfile%
       ) else (
           echo %failString% %%~nP%%~xP process was killed with errorcode !exeErrorlevel!
           echo %failString% %%~nP%%~xP process was killed with errorcode !exeErrorlevel! >>%outputfile%
       )
    ) else (
         if !exeErrorlevel! == 0 (
             echo %passString% %%~nP%%~xP process exited safely
             echo %passString% %%~nP%%~xP process exited safely >>%outputfile%
         ) else (
             taskkill /F /IM %%~nP%%~xP /T
             echo %failString% %%~nP%%~xP process abruptly exited with errorcode !exeErrorlevel!
             echo %failString% %%~nP%%~xP process abruptly exited with errorcode !exeErrorlevel! >>%outputfile%
         )
    )

    echo. >>%outputfile%


)