--- In [email protected], "ncb41727" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- 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.
The following may be sufficient:
if(index(file.readall(pprofolder++"trayicons.txt"),"cap=your_caption"))
do("rasphone","/d your_connection_name")
Replace your_caption and your_connection_name with appropriate ones.
Sean
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