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sl_alagappan
Joined: 03 Mar 2004
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 Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 5:28 am Post subject: Closing applications in remote windows |
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Frequently, I need to close and restart some java based windows ( running in DOS environment ) in Windows NT 4 Server.
I wish to close the windows in the remote Widnows NT Server from a client machine usign AutoHotkey.
any idea or suggestion on how to close a remote application window from a client machine? |
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Beastmaster
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| Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 9:36 am Post subject: |
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Please check if PSExec (from your local box) could trigger/execute an AHK script (left on the remote box).
Additionaly you could use VNC (or one of his clones eg. RealVNC or ThightVNC, to see what's going on - cross platform!) |
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Beastmaster
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| Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 9:43 am Post subject: |
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| If you've accomplished how to identify such JAVA/DOS window, you could run an AHK script (24/7 or scheduled) on the remote box to close that window, without any need of remote action. |
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Chris
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | you could run an AHK script (24/7 or scheduled) on the remote box to close that window, without any need of remote action. |
Similar to the above idea, you could have a script running on the remote machine that watches for certain semaphore (signal) file to exist. Such a file can be created via a mapped drive on either machine (or perhaps by using a UNC directly). For example:
| Code: | Loop
{
IfExist, M:\StartJob.txt ; A remote user created this file to tell us to start.
{
FileDelete, M:\StartJob.txt ; Reset for the next time
Run, Whatever.exe
}
Sleep, 1000
} |
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beardboy
Joined: 02 Mar 2004
Posts: 444
Location: SLC, Utah
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| Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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Here is an example of a program I wrote that runs on remote computers that lets me start any application I want remotely and kill remote programs.
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{
IFExist, %A_SCRIPTDIR%\trimmenu.ini
{
GoSub, INI
}
Sleep, 1000
}
INI:
IniRead, type, %A_SCRIPTDIR%\trimmenu.ini, General, Type
IniRead, program, %A_SCRIPTDIR%\trimmenu.ini, General, Program
IniRead, options, %A_SCRIPTDIR%\trimmenu.ini, General, Options
if type = kill
{
if options = winkill
{
WinKill, %program%
}
if options = rkill
{
RunWait, %comspec% /c rkill /nkill \\%computername% %program%,,hide
}
}
if type = start
{
Run, %program% %options%
}
FileDelete, %A_SCRIPTDIR%\trimmenu.ini
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rkill can be found at http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=95
Then on my local PC I wrote a batch job to create the INI file and copy it to the remote PC.
| Code: | @echo off
set v=%1
Title Trimmenu Start / Kill
echo Trimmenu Start / Kill
:start
echo ------------------------------------------------
IF "%v%" == "" set /p computer=What PC would you like to do something on?
IF NOT "%v%" == "" set computer=%1
IF "%computer%" == "exit" GOTO END
set /p sork=Would you like to start or kill?
set /p program=What program (remember full path if needed)?
set /p options=Options (Example: /c /d)?
IF NOT EXIST \\%computer%\c$ echo %computer%: Computer is not available&set v=&GOTO START
echo [General]>trimmenu.ini
echo Type=%sork%>>trimmenu.ini
echo Program=%program%>>trimmenu.ini
echo Options=%options%>>trimmenu.ini
move trimmenu.ini \\%computer%\c\winnt\
echo.
echo Command sent to %computer%
echo.
IF "%2" == "done" GOTO END
set v=&GOTO START
:END
title C:\WINNT\System32\cmd.exe |
thanks,
beardboy |
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sl_alagappan
Joined: 03 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 4:03 am Post subject: |
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thanks all for yr replies.
I hv implemented similar method to close the remote windows ( a schedular running to check for existance of a file. If found, the autoit v2 script will close all the remote windows and restart the app ).
But the problem, I face is that, when u close and restart the remote windows for the first time, there is no problem. but for the second and consecutive times, there are kernel errors from Windows NT when I kill process using kill.exe. Not sure whether it is due to windows nt or the java app or the autoit v2 script.. I need to come down to office to restart the server manually in this case during night times.
I know the window title and text of the windows to be closed.
What I want is to close windows in order. Once closed a window, check whether it has been safely closed before closing the next window.
I have an existing VB 6 application which I need to interact with. Once the user click a button in VB app, the vb program should iniate the window closing process using autohotkey. For each window close, I need a confirmation from autohotkey script whether the window is safey closed to my vb program. Once all windows are closed, I need to get confirmation to the vb program so as to inform users what is happening on the remote server.
any possible way of achieving this without affecting windows nt? |
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Chris
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| Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 4:11 am Post subject: |
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| WinClose and WinKill both support an optional "wait until closed" parameter. You could also use WinWaitClose. |
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Beastmaster
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| Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:12 am Post subject: |
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... and you could set/hold the current status of each window/process in an INI:
[PROCSTAT]
win1=YES
win2=YES
win3=NO
VBConfirmation=NO |
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