On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Eric S. Johansson <[email protected]> wrote:
>  On 9/12/2010 6:55 PM, Rance Hall wrote:
>> Im looking for a small utility that will scan the vbox configuration
>> file and make a list of configured vms then present the list as a
>> numbered set of options and in response to the selection of a number
>> the vboxmanage startvm vmname command is executed.  It would be nice
>> if the list app stayed open and let you make other selections
>>
>> even better would be not starting if the the requested vm is already started
>>
>> command line or gui is fine, I just need a better way to start a bunch
>> of vms, but autostarting them is not an option, and I'd prefer to
>> leave the stock gui for making new vms and such
>
> which host OS?

Windows 7 64bit

>
> I've seen quite a few solutions for this problem on both Linux and Windows. 
> All
> of them fall short in some way or another. I  believe something like what 
> you're
> describing should be simple and very flexible. I also believe will still fall
> short of somebody else's needs. :-)
>
> --- eric

You can't please everyone.  But in this case, you just have to please me :)

>
> Linux rarely disappoints but when it does so, it disappoints so brutally that
> you momentarily forget how badly Windows burned you.
>
>

Amen


Rance

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