Re: Determine if no activity in VFP App Screen
Bingo John! That is the route I've taken! :) Thanks Philip Anthony J. Gundrum wrote: An off-the cuff thought here is to add a timer to the main form that resets itself whenever there is activity in the application. If the timer reaches the 1 hour mark then have it call the log off procedure. John G. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Ellenoff Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 23:50 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: RE: Determine if no activity in VFP App Screen Expanding on Allen's idea here -- anytime Windows is shutting down it sends shutdown messages to all running applications so that they can do housecleaning. You can have VFP bind to this message (assuming you're running VFP9) and have your app close itself down as Windows is closing down as well. I don't have time at the moment to look further into the details for you, but if you decide you like this approach and get stuck, I'll see if I can find more of the details. Steve At 09:19 AM 11/05/2008, you wrote: I wonder if terminal server gives of a windows message. I would have thought so. If so maybe a bindevents might do the trick Allen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Borkholder Hello all, Does anyone have a method or API call to determine if a user has had no activity on the active screen on a workstation? (actually in a Terminal Server session) ? I have a customer, who already has Terminal Server set to decide if no activity has taken place for 2 hours, then it logs off the session, but then it bombs out the VFP app and messes up things. I need to have something on the VFP app to determine if there has been no activity in this session for 1 HOUR and then gracefully log off my app BEFORE the T.S. session shuts down because of inactivity. I'm not looking for a data related determination, but more so activity on the screen or something in Windows API to determine this if possible. [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
RE: Determine if no activity in VFP App Screen
Expanding on Allen's idea here -- anytime Windows is shutting down it sends shutdown messages to all running applications so that they can do housecleaning. You can have VFP bind to this message (assuming you're running VFP9) and have your app close itself down as Windows is closing down as well. I don't have time at the moment to look further into the details for you, but if you decide you like this approach and get stuck, I'll see if I can find more of the details. Steve At 09:19 AM 11/05/2008, you wrote: I wonder if terminal server gives of a windows message. I would have thought so. If so maybe a bindevents might do the trick Allen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Borkholder Hello all, Does anyone have a method or API call to determine if a user has had no activity on the active screen on a workstation? (actually in a Terminal Server session) ? I have a customer, who already has Terminal Server set to decide if no activity has taken place for 2 hours, then it logs off the session, but then it bombs out the VFP app and messes up things. I need to have something on the VFP app to determine if there has been no activity in this session for 1 HOUR and then gracefully log off my app BEFORE the T.S. session shuts down because of inactivity. I'm not looking for a data related determination, but more so activity on the screen or something in Windows API to determine this if possible. [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
RE: Determine if no activity in VFP App Screen
An off-the cuff thought here is to add a timer to the main form that resets itself whenever there is activity in the application. If the timer reaches the 1 hour mark then have it call the log off procedure. John G. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Ellenoff Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 23:50 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: RE: Determine if no activity in VFP App Screen Expanding on Allen's idea here -- anytime Windows is shutting down it sends shutdown messages to all running applications so that they can do housecleaning. You can have VFP bind to this message (assuming you're running VFP9) and have your app close itself down as Windows is closing down as well. I don't have time at the moment to look further into the details for you, but if you decide you like this approach and get stuck, I'll see if I can find more of the details. Steve At 09:19 AM 11/05/2008, you wrote: I wonder if terminal server gives of a windows message. I would have thought so. If so maybe a bindevents might do the trick Allen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Borkholder Hello all, Does anyone have a method or API call to determine if a user has had no activity on the active screen on a workstation? (actually in a Terminal Server session) ? I have a customer, who already has Terminal Server set to decide if no activity has taken place for 2 hours, then it logs off the session, but then it bombs out the VFP app and messes up things. I need to have something on the VFP app to determine if there has been no activity in this session for 1 HOUR and then gracefully log off my app BEFORE the T.S. session shuts down because of inactivity. I'm not looking for a data related determination, but more so activity on the screen or something in Windows API to determine this if possible. [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
RE: Determine if no activity in VFP App Screen
I wonder if terminal server gives of a windows message. I would have thought so. If so maybe a bindevents might do the trick Allen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Borkholder Hello all, Does anyone have a method or API call to determine if a user has had no activity on the active screen on a workstation? (actually in a Terminal Server session) ? I have a customer, who already has Terminal Server set to decide if no activity has taken place for 2 hours, then it logs off the session, but then it bombs out the VFP app and messes up things. I need to have something on the VFP app to determine if there has been no activity in this session for 1 HOUR and then gracefully log off my app BEFORE the T.S. session shuts down because of inactivity. I'm not looking for a data related determination, but more so activity on the screen or something in Windows API to determine this if possible. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: Determine if no activity in VFP App Screen
Philip Borkholder wrote: Hello all, Does anyone have a method or API call to determine if a user has had no activity on the active screen on a workstation? (actually in a Terminal Server session) ? I have a customer, who already has Terminal Server set to decide if no activity has taken place for 2 hours, then it logs off the session, but then it bombs out the VFP app and messes up things. I need to have something on the VFP app to determine if there has been no activity in this session for 1 HOUR and then gracefully log off my app BEFORE the T.S. session shuts down because of inactivity. I'm not looking for a data related determination, but more so activity on the screen or something in Windows API to determine this if possible. Thanks, Philip B. Hi, Philip. It doesn't help with your question really (sorry!), but this is another reason why I favor the disconnected approach, similar to what Charlie Coleman uses. Then again, it's easier for me since I'm not using VFP on the backend anymore, but instead MySQL. Let me take a stab at helping you: Are you looking to somehow keep your app alive by simulating some sort of activity so that the TS doesn't disconnect? Perhaps something in a timer where you move the mouse a fraction of a foxel (...iow, a super small unit)? Good luck! --Michael ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: Determine if no activity in VFP App Screen
Hi Michael, thanks for asking... I actually have a customer using an app that keeps track of flags in the system when they are logged in. Some users are leaving the app up and running in T.S. and then leave for the evening instead of logging off. They set T.S. to forcibly close down the app and the T.S. session after 2 hours of inactivity on T.S. This is leaving the software with the flags of usage still set internally yada yada... Since my first email I've been experimenting with a timer on the particular form, that will shut the app down and I am resetting the timer in the following events of the form: 1) MouseDown() 2) KeyPress() 3) Moved() I think this is actually what will allow me to do what I want to do now. Thanks though, Philip MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: Philip Borkholder wrote: Hello all, Does anyone have a method or API call to determine if a user has had no activity on the active screen on a workstation? (actually in a Terminal Server session) ? I have a customer, who already has Terminal Server set to decide if no activity has taken place for 2 hours, then it logs off the session, but then it bombs out the VFP app and messes up things. I need to have something on the VFP app to determine if there has been no activity in this session for 1 HOUR and then gracefully log off my app BEFORE the T.S. session shuts down because of inactivity. I'm not looking for a data related determination, but more so activity on the screen or something in Windows API to determine this if possible. Thanks, Philip B. Hi, Philip. It doesn't help with your question really (sorry!), but this is another reason why I favor the disconnected approach, similar to what Charlie Coleman uses. Then again, it's easier for me since I'm not using VFP on the backend anymore, but instead MySQL. Let me take a stab at helping you: Are you looking to somehow keep your app alive by simulating some sort of activity so that the TS doesn't disconnect? Perhaps something in a timer where you move the mouse a fraction of a foxel (...iow, a super small unit)? Good luck! --Michael [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: Determine if no activity in VFP App Screen
Isn't there an on shutdown or on logoff routine built into foxpro? Wouldn't that work? --- On Wed, 11/5/08, MB Software Solutions General Account [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: MB Software Solutions General Account [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Determine if no activity in VFP App Screen To: ProFox Email List profox@leafe.com Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 3:48 PM Philip Borkholder wrote: Hello all, Does anyone have a method or API call to determine if a user has had no activity on the active screen on a workstation? (actually in a Terminal Server session) ? I have a customer, who already has Terminal Server set to decide if no activity has taken place for 2 hours, then it logs off the session, but then it bombs out the VFP app and messes up things. I need to have something on the VFP app to determine if there has been no activity in this session for 1 HOUR and then gracefully log off my app BEFORE the T.S. session shuts down because of inactivity. I'm not looking for a data related determination, but more so activity on the screen or something in Windows API to determine this if possible. Thanks, Philip B. Hi, Philip. It doesn't help with your question really (sorry!), but this is another reason why I favor the disconnected approach, similar to what Charlie Coleman uses. Then again, it's easier for me since I'm not using VFP on the backend anymore, but instead MySQL. Let me take a stab at helping you: Are you looking to somehow keep your app alive by simulating some sort of activity so that the TS doesn't disconnect? Perhaps something in a timer where you move the mouse a fraction of a foxel (...iow, a super small unit)? Good luck! --Michael [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: Determine if no activity in VFP App Screen
Hi Mike, Yes that would work under other circumstances, however this is a resell app, with my own custom mods inside it. I don't have the full control of the on shutdown assignments. thanks though, Philip Michael Madigan wrote: Isn't there an on shutdown or on logoff routine built into foxpro? Wouldn't that work? --- On Wed, 11/5/08, MB Software Solutions General Account [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: MB Software Solutions General Account [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Determine if no activity in VFP App Screen To: ProFox Email List profox@leafe.com Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 3:48 PM Philip Borkholder wrote: Hello all, Does anyone have a method or API call to determine if a user has had no activity on the active screen on a workstation? (actually in a Terminal Server session) ? I have a customer, who already has Terminal Server set to decide if no activity has taken place for 2 hours, then it logs off the session, but then it bombs out the VFP app and messes up things. I need to have something on the VFP app to determine if there has been no activity in this session for 1 HOUR and then gracefully log off my app BEFORE the T.S. session shuts down because of inactivity. I'm not looking for a data related determination, but more so activity on the screen or something in Windows API to determine this if possible. Thanks, Philip B. Hi, Philip. It doesn't help with your question really (sorry!), but this is another reason why I favor the disconnected approach, similar to what Charlie Coleman uses. Then again, it's easier for me since I'm not using VFP on the backend anymore, but instead MySQL. Let me take a stab at helping you: Are you looking to somehow keep your app alive by simulating some sort of activity so that the TS doesn't disconnect? Perhaps something in a timer where you move the mouse a fraction of a foxel (...iow, a super small unit)? Good luck! --Michael [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
RE: Determine if no activity in VFP App Screen
Expanding on Allen's idea here -- anytime Windows is shutting down it sends shutdown messages to all running applications so that they can do housecleaning. You can have VFP bind to this message (assuming you're running VFP9) and have your app close itself down as Windows is closing down as well. I don't have time at the moment to look further into the details for you, but if you decide you like this approach and get stuck, I'll see if I can find more of the details. Steve At 09:19 AM 11/05/2008, you wrote: I wonder if terminal server gives of a windows message. I would have thought so. If so maybe a bindevents might do the trick Allen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Borkholder Hello all, Does anyone have a method or API call to determine if a user has had no activity on the active screen on a workstation? (actually in a Terminal Server session) ? I have a customer, who already has Terminal Server set to decide if no activity has taken place for 2 hours, then it logs off the session, but then it bombs out the VFP app and messes up things. I need to have something on the VFP app to determine if there has been no activity in this session for 1 HOUR and then gracefully log off my app BEFORE the T.S. session shuts down because of inactivity. I'm not looking for a data related determination, but more so activity on the screen or something in Windows API to determine this if possible. [excessive quoting removed by server] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
