--- In [email protected], "swzoh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "ncb41727" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Group > > > > Last time I ask a question in this group was very successful. I will > > have another go. > > > > 1) I connect to the internet through an external ISDN modem plugged > > into the USB port of my laptop. > > 2) I have a PPro script running DunDial and some other stuff. > > > > The modem is NOT plugged into the USB port all the time. Over and over > > again I have stupidly tried to connect to the internet, ie. run the > > script and hence DunDial, with the modem not plugged in. Then I have > > to force a closing of the DunDial window and PPro hangs for some 30 > > seconds until the XP window "An error has occured..." comes up. > > My question is: What should I test for in the PPro script in order not > > to run DunDial if the modem is not plugged into the USB port. I have > > used the PPro command *Window Show Menu Hidden and I have looked in > > "Running Programs" and "Running Processes". There is no indication > > whether the modem is plugged in or not. The only thing is a tray icon > > in the bottom right corner next to the clock. It is present when the > > modem is plugged in and it is not present when the modem is not > > plugged in. Can I use this for testing (if so, how) or can/should I > > test for something else. > > Thanks for your attention. > > Surely you can resort to the tray icon informations using > *TrayIcon Dump > however, you need install Tray Support (:pprotray.exe) first. > See the help file for details. > > BTW, there could be other ways too. I'm wondering if you could utilize > "getmac" in your case which might be the simplest: > what results do you get if you run getmac in Command Prompt > before/after the modem connected? > > Sean >
Hi - and thanks for responding I made a quick test with "getmac" - no arguments, non-administrator. Both with and without the modem plugged into the USB port "getmac" reports Physical Address: Disabled, Transport Name: Disconnected. I will investigate using *TrayIcon. I did long time ago, but at that time it was said, that pprotray wasn't reliable for XP so I didn't persue. I see as from PPro v. 4.3 it is, so I will have a go. Niels ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." Click and help stop AIDS now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/9QUssC/lzNLAA/TtwFAA/JV_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Attention: PowerPro's Web site has moved: http://www.ppro.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
