"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
> "jp" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:AD51ACD6-AD0B-49EA-8A7F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "jp" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:6B272F8F-8800-45DC-9568-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> "jp" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >> news:24EAD6BE-DC37-4D22-8FFF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> > System: Windows XP
> >> >> > I currently have a batch file in my startup folder to launch the
> >> >> > sheet.
> >> >> > It
> >> >> > is simply written as:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl"
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Once the sheet is up, I have to manually check "Place volume icon in
> >> >> > task
> >> >> > bar", then click [OK].
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Is there a way via the batch file to automate this process so that
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > batch
> >> >> > file itself will both check the box and OK it's way out?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Don't ask why I have to do this - it's image-related. It's the only
> >> >> > way
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > can get the volume icon on the taskbar.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > jp
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> This batch/VB Script hybrid works on my machine. Please note that it
> >> >> is
> >> >> fragile: If a pop-up message interferes with it, e.g. a virus pattern
> >> >> file
> >> >> update then it will fail.
> >> >> @echo off
> >> >> set delay=5000
> >> >> start /b "" rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl
> >> >> echo > "%temp%\Send.vbs" Set ws=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> >> >> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" WScript.Sleep(%delay%)
> >> >> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" ws.sendkeys("{Enter}")
> >> >> cscript //nologo "%temp%\Send.vbs"
> >> >
> >> > Hi Pegasus,
> >> >
> >> > Thank you for your time. The batch/script didn't work. The property
> >> > sheet
> >> > does come up *and* go away on it's own, but the options and OK button
> >> > are
> >> > not
> >> > executed. I even tried to fiddle with the delay you had set in there
> >> > (making
> >> > it longer) to no avail. You did issue the caveat that it was fragile
> >> > and
> >> > I'm
> >> > wondering whether or not the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator and/or Host
> >> > Intrusion Prevention (neither of which do I have any admin control
> >> > over)
> >> > are
> >> > precluding this batch/script?
> >>
> >> You need to play a little more with the navigation keys that move you
> >> from
> >> one tick box to the next, e.g. like so:
> >> @echo off
> >> set delay=5000
> >> start /b "" rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl
> >> echo > "%temp%\Send.vbs" Set ws=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> >> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" WScript.Sleep(%delay%)
> >> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" ws.sendkeys("{Tab}")
> >> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" WScript.Sleep(500)
> >> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" ws.sendkeys("{Tab}")
> >> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" WScript.Sleep(500)
> >> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" ws.sendkeys(" ")
> >> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" WScript.Sleep(5000)
> >> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" ws.sendkeys("{Enter}")
> >> cscript //nologo "%temp%\Send.vbs"
> >>
> >> Again this script is fragile: It will toggle the contents of the tick
> >> box,
> >> regardless of what's there before. A direct registry hack might be far
> >> more
> >> robust.
> >>
> >> After finishing your testing session, you should temove the 5000
> >> millisecond
> >> delay before issuing the Enter command.
> >
> >
> > Pegasus!
> >
> > Good show! It works - but there is still one TINY problem. I noticed that
> > no
> > matter what I set the delay, the batch will launch directly after the
> > startup
> > scripts are complete, THEN that is when the "delay" starts it's countdown.
> > The problem I'm encountering is the programs in the systray have yet to
> > complete loading. As they are doing so, the property sheet (how should I
> > say
> > this?) does not "remain on top" if you will. In other words, although it
> > is
> > the ONLY property sheet, it becomes inactive due to systray loading. I
> > have
> > tested this on multiple logons - I can get it to work by simply hitting
> > Alt-Tab to make the sheet active. Is there a way within the hybrid you
> > created to keep the property sheet on top? Man...fine job!
> >
> > jp
>
> The simplest solution might be to use a two-batch-file method:
>
> Batch1.bat (invoked at startup time):
> @echo off
> ping localhost -n 120 > nul
> {To delay things by 120 seconds}
> call c:\Batch2.bat
>
> Batch2.bat (invoked by Batch1.bat)
> @echo off
> set delay=5000
> start /b "" rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl
> echo > "%temp%\Send.vbs" Set ws=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" WScript.Sleep(%delay%)
> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" ws.sendkeys("{Tab}")
> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" WScript.Sleep(500)
> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" ws.sendkeys("{Tab}")
> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" WScript.Sleep(500)
> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" ws.sendkeys(" ")
> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" WScript.Sleep(500)
> echo >>"%temp%\Send.vbs" ws.sendkeys("{Enter}")
> cscript //nologo "%temp%\Send.vbs"
Pegasus,
You *DID* it! *That* was the key - the 2-Batch resolution method - genius!
Ironically, I was able to tweak the time in Batch1 down to 10sec. Batch1
window was inactive (no surprise), but 10 sec was enough to allow the systray
programs to completely load so that by the time Batch2 launched it was free
and clear (and active). Works like a champ! Thank you SO much for your time,
persistence and rapid response; I can't thank you enough!
jp
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