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[TeeJay]

Hi *,
I have following problem:

My AHK.exe runs fine, even when I start it remotely via "remote desktop".
But when I minimze the "remote desktop"-window, the AHK.exe stops and resumes working only after restoring the "remote desktop"-window.

My AHK.exe is physically located on the remote machine.
I start my AHK.exe manually in the "remote desktop"-window.
I do not log off, just minimize the "remote desktop"-window.

I searched the forum but did not find an answer to this scenario...
Closest description of my problem is that of bubamarkus, posted Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:39 pm, in "Remote Desktop problem", but no really solution was given.

Any solutions in the meantime?
Thanks in advance,
TeeJay

[wOxxOm]

I suppose this:

RemoteAdmin server process launches a program on request of remote user (you). So R.A. is a parent process for AHK. Once you minimize your RA session client it signals the RA-server that. RA-server thinks now that since the client is minimized it does not need anything and to consume CPU power it halts any activity of itself and its child processes.

If I am right then either find a setting (may be hidden) for your RA server/client, or try to promote AHK processes into global context (seems like a virus?), or find another RA software

[CraSH23000]

I also have had this problem, I thought putting my actual ahk script onto the system I was remote connecting to would solve the problem, but minimizing halts all progress.

So I just leave it un-maximized behind my other windows.

A solution would be very nice though.
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[none]

I hate to say this on an AutoHotkey forum but Autoit can do it. I had the same problem with Remote Desktop and changed to Autoit - all works fine now. The code for Autoit was a little trickey for me sometimes but I got it done.

[none]

just a little note about Autoit - it seems like the send commands didn't like to work in Remote Desktop when minimized but I got around that by using the ControlSend command.

I hope this helps someone

[TeeJay]

Seems to be trickier than expected...

I tested running a batch script (copying a large file several times over and logging the number of the actual loop with time stamp), and that finished even when remote desktop window is minimized.

So it is NOT a (or any) remote process shutting down whenever remote desktop is minimized. It is AHK having this behaviour (maybe other processes too, though).

Still hoping for a solution............

[Guest]

Autohotkey works fine when I minimize the remote window.
however when I disconnect but keep logged in on the system the scripts stop.
And I really need a fix for this since I will soon have to run some scripts as a sort of server. (to automaticly book emails in a ticketing system and send out emails from the ticketing system.

Does someone know a solution for that?

(I take over Windows XP computers lokated in an other country than we are located ourself)

[Traderhut]

Well, I've been having the same problem, and I took a crazy approach...

There were two solutions actually..

I remote terminal'ed into Machine A, and using it, Remote terminaled into machine B which ran the script. On A, I left the window viewable (not minimized, as this will stop script running on B).

Then Disconnecting from A will not stop the script on B... Pretty crazy, but it works.

Option #2....

Install VMWare on Machine A... Run Script in VM on A... Script continues to run even if you disconnect from machine A....

Really want a AHK solution, as other processes continue to run just fine, and as someone pointed out, another scripter is able to get it to go...


-Chert
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