--- In [email protected], "ncb41727" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- 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 >
Hi Please, Sean: What is the syntax in a script for testing if the caption of a TrayIcon of another program exists - ie. if the TrayIcon is present in the tray? Reason: I want to avoid running DunDial (in a ppro-script) if my ISDN modem isn't plugged in to my USB port. Using pprotray.exe and *TrayIcon Dump I have found the exe-name and the caption-name of the trayicon for my modem. The exe-name exists whether the modem is plugged in or not, but the caption-name only exists if the modem is plugged in. Thanks Niels ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income homes are not online. Make a difference this holiday season! http://us.click.yahoo.com/5UeCyC/BWHMAA/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/
