Tim. How can I run the macro time.shm when I start shell? I open shell with a DOS batch file shell.bat containing:
i:\dp23\mc shell /nt=0 /u=RIK /d-c:\shell\temp Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: August 31, 2015 at 3:58:16 PM EDT > To: Tim Rude <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Dataperf] Macro to exit DP > > This is exactly what I need. Thank you! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 31, 2015, at 1:27 PM, Tim Rude <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Not guaranteed to be perfectly reliable but I've slapped together the >> attached Shell 4.0 macro that might work for you. >> >> Essentially, it has to stay running the entire time DP is running to monitor >> for keystrokes and pass them through to DP. When it times out, it should >> exit from both DP and Shell. >> >> You set the number of seconds for the timeout on the first line of the macro. >> >> It's probably not bulletproof and there's no visible indication that it's >> running until the time runs out and everything exits. And if the user >> presses Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F1 it will abort the macro and prevent the timeout >> from ever happening. It survives a normal F1 but not the super >> Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F1. >> >> Test it and tinker with it. Adjust it as you want or need to. >> >> "No deposit, no return." >> >> Tim Rude >> >> PS: In case the attachment gets stripped off, here's the listing of the >> macro so that it can be re-entered via Editor: >> >> ========== START LISTING ========== >> {ASSIGN}TimeOut~30~ >> >> {;}TimeOut·is·the·number·of·seconds·to·wait·for·a·keypress·before~ >> {;}giving·up·and·exiting.~ >> >> {;}So,·to·wait·one·minute·(approximately),·TimeOut·should·be·set·to·60.~ >> {;}To·wait·5·minutes,·TimeOut·should·be·300.·For·10·minutes·600,·etc.~ >> >> {;}Note·that·times·will·not·be·perfectly·exact·but·should·be·close.~ >> >> {CANCEL OFF} >> >> {ASSIGN}Timer~0~ >> {ASSIGN}Ticks~{VARIABLE}TimeOut~*18~ >> >> {WHILE}{VARIABLE}Timer~<{VARIABLE}Ticks~~ >> {LOOK}Key~ >> {IF EXISTS}Key~ >> {ASSIGN}Timer~0~ >> {;}Reset·the·timer~ >> {IF}{KTON}{VARIABLE}Key~~=33023~{ELSE}{VARIABLE}Key~{END IF} >> {;}33023·is·the·code·used·when·shell·cannot·recognize/process·keystroke~ >> {;}properly.·We·ignore·these·keystrokes·to·keep·shell·from·crashing.~ >> {;}This·isn't·documented·anywhere·-·I·found·it·by·trial·and·error.~ >> {ELSE} >> {ASSIGN}Timer~{VARIABLE}Timer~+1~ >> {WAIT}1~ >> {END IF} >> {END WHILE} >> >> {;}If·we·get·here,·our·timer·has·run·out·and·we·need·to·exit.~ >> >> {;}The·following·should·exit·from·both·DP·and·Shell.~ >> >> {DISPLAY OFF} >> {Ctrl-Alt- } >> {DISPLAY OFF} >> {F7}4{Enter} >> {F1}{F1}{F1}{F1}{F1}{F1}{F1}{F1}{F1}{F1} >> {Esc}{Esc}{Esc}{Esc}{Esc}{Esc}{Esc}{Esc}{Esc}{Esc} >> {F7}{F7}{F7}{F7}{F7}{F7}{F7}{F7}{F7}{F7} >> ========== END LISTING ========== >> >>> On 8/31/2015 10:18 AM, Robert Kendall wrote: >>> Is there a way to use a shell macro to exit DP after an interval of >>> inactivity? >>> >>> Robert Kendall >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Dataperf mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.dataperfect.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dataperf >> >> <TIMER.SHM> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dataperf mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.dataperfect.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dataperf
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