Disconnecting USB Devices from within a script

[R. Seiler]

I am setting up a script to use xcopy to backup files nightly to an external
USB drive.
Is there a way to disconnect USB Devices from within a script so that there
is no need for user intervention?
or - can it be dune with someting that I can compile in C?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

I am setting up a script to use xcopy to backup files nightly to an external
USB drive.
Is there a way to disconnect USB Devices from within a script so that there
is no need for user intervention?
or - can it be dune with someting that I can compile in C?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Hi,

To automate this, you can use deveject.exe available here (includes
C++ source code as well):

ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/listings/0316-208.zip

For help, run deveject.exe /? in a command prompt.

Works for Windows 2000/XP/2003.


An example using the EjectName command line switch:
deveject.exe -EjectName:"USB Mass Storage Device"

 

[R. Seiler]

Thank you

Hi,

To automate this, you can use deveject.exe available here (includes
C++ source code as well):

ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/listings/0316-208.zip

For help, run deveject.exe /? in a command prompt.

Works for Windows 2000/XP/2003.


An example using the EjectName command line switch:
deveject.exe -EjectName:"USB Mass Storage Device"



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