Scripts

[Tina]

Does anyone know how to create a Script to automate the startup process for POS? I would like to be able to run Aprint, Pole, and then pos with a click of an Icon without clicking them seperately or placing them in the startup file. Is this even possible?

Thanks,
Tina

[bdude]

You could use a batch file e.g

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REM DHPOS Start File

ECHO Starting APRINT
CD [POSDIR]
START APRINT.EXE
ECHO APRINT Started
ECHO
ECHO Starting POLE
START POLE.EXE
ECHO POLE Started
ECHO
ECHO Starting POS
START POS.EXE

I believe you can use a switch for START to start minimised (for APRINT and POS)
Then you can just shortcut to this from desktop[/code]

[Tina]

Thank you for the tip. The batch file I had before didn't work because I didn't place START in front of the commands to load. Put the shortcut to the .bat file on the desktop and now it works like a charm.

This is what my .bat looks like now

ECHO OFF
CLS
c:
cd\
cls
ECHO ******************************
ECHO * Starting Terminal Services *
ECHO * Connecting to Host........ *
ECHO * E: \\SERVER_CC\C-DRIVE *
ECHO ******************************
Net use E: \\SERVER_CC\C-DRIVE
Pause
c:
CD\pos628c
start APRINT.EXE
start POLE.EXE
start POS.EXE
Exit



Thanks again,
Tina

[bdude]

If you add /MIN to it it will start minimised
e.g.

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START Aprint.exe /MIN

would start aprint minimised

you can also use /MAX for MAXimised[/code]