Get first run since boot

[Rawox]

Hi there,

What's the best way to look (when a script runs) of it is the first run since Windows has started?

Thanks in advance!

Edited May 13, 2010 by Rawox

[hawky358]

Hey

One method would be to have an ini/txt file (or even a registry entry) which logs what the boot time was when the script was last run.

ex. When you run the script, you check at what time the current Windows session started (Uptime), if this session is the same as the session in the log file/registry/whatever then it is not the first run.

Here's how you can get the time at which your PC booted into Windows. (Maybe there's a UDF or function in Autoit (Anyone know of it??)

#include <Constants.au3>
$out = Run("net stats srv","",@SW_hide,$STDOUT_CHILD)

local $output
While 1
    $output &= StdoutRead($out)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
Wend
    
$start = StringInStr($output,"Statistics since")
$end = StringInStr($output,@CR,-1,1,$start)
$boottime = StringMid($output,$start,$end-$start)
$boottime = StringReplace($boottime,"Statistics since ","")
ConsoleWrite($boottime) ;Write this boottime into ini/txt

I just made it a consolewrite so you can see what the output is ...

[GEOSoft]

Store the value of a variable in either an Ini file or the Windows Registry. Then set the variable the first time the script is run and reset it on Windows startup.

[GEOSoft]

Hey

One method would be to have an ini/txt file (or even a registry entry) which logs what the boot time was when the script was last run.

ex. When you run the script, you check at what time the current Windows session started (Uptime), if this session is the same as the session in the log file/registry/whatever then it is not the first run.

Here's how you can get the time at which your PC booted into Windows. (Maybe there's a UDF or function in Autoit (Anyone know of it??)

#include <Constants.au3>
$out = Run("net stats srv","",@SW_hide,$STDOUT_CHILD)

local $output
While 1
    $output &= StdoutRead($out)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
Wend
    
$start = StringInStr($output,"Statistics since")
$end = StringInStr($output,@CR,-1,1,$start)
$boottime = StringMid($output,$start,$end-$start)
$boottime = StringReplace($boottime,"Statistics since ","")
ConsoleWrite($boottime) ;Write this boottime into ini/txt

I just made it a consolewrite so you can see what the output is ...

Depending on the system, net stats will usually be a long way off on the date.

For example your code returns 1/1/1980 even on a system that is less than 2 years old.

[hawky358]

Depending on the system, net stats will usually be a long way off on the date.

For example your code returns 1/1/1980 even on a system that is less than 2 years old.

Hmm interesting.

I've never seen it returning an incorrect date. What system was that on? (OS & SP)?

[Rawox]

Store the value of a variable in either an Ini file or the Windows Registry. Then set the variable the first time the script is run and reset it on Windows startup.

How can I reset it at startup?

[GEOSoft]

Just compile a script that resets it and put that in the startup folder

[GEOSoft]

Hmm interesting.

I've never seen it returning an incorrect date. What system was that on? (OS & SP)?

Dell XPS 630 With Vista Ultimate 32 bit SP 2

My XPS 420 returnes 1/1/1980 12:00AM

Although it's much slower, a more accurate test is SystemInfo which will give you the last start date and time.

[hawky358]

Hey GEOSoft

Can you try net stats workstation ?

Apparently it's a Vista issue (srv), but I'm not running Vista anywhere.

[GEOSoft]

Hey GEOSoft

Can you try net stats workstation ?

Apparently it's a Vista issue (srv), but I'm not running Vista anywhere.

It could well be just another Vista issue (I'm totally amazed). I will give it a try on my 420 when I boot into Win 7 and see what the difference is.

EDIT: Net stats workstation has the date correct on Vista. I'm not sure about the time though. It says I restarted the system an hour ago and I think I did a restart after that, could just be my memory again though.

Edited May 13, 2010 by GEOSoft

[Rawox]

Well. I tried some things but I can't get it to work.

I want it to be completely one script so no other executables that set registry entries etc.

When I try:

#include <Constants.au3>
$out = Run("net stats srv","",@SW_hide,$STDOUT_CHILD)

local $output
While 1
    $output &= StdoutRead($out)
    If @error Then Exit
Wend
    
$start = StringInStr($output,"Statistics since")
$end = StringInStr($output,@CR,-1,1,$start)
$boottime = StringMid($output,$start,$end-$start)
$boottime = StringReplace($boottime,"Statistics since ","")
ConsoleWrite($boottime) ;Write this boottime into ini/txt

It sets @error and exits...

[hawky358]

It should set @error, just check your consolebox if the boottime shows there.

Edit: Consolebox [Not consolebox() ]

Edited May 13, 2010 by hawky358

[Rawox]

It sets @error and then exits because of

If @error Then Exit

[hawky358]

Oh I didn't see you changed the code there. It's supposed to be Exitloop. (You don't want to quit you just want out of the while loop)

The @error is supposed to be set, it reads everything once it reaches the end it sets @error. (since the net program closes after giving the output)

[Rawox]

Alright, changed it to this:

#include <Constants.au3>
$out = Run("net stats srv","",@SW_hide,$STDOUT_CHILD)

local $output
While 1
    $output &= StdoutRead($out)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
Wend
    
$start = StringInStr($output,"Statistics since")
$end = StringInStr($output,@CR,-1,1,$start)
$boottime = StringMid($output,$start,$end-$start)
$boottime = StringReplace($boottime,"Statistics since ","")
ConsoleWrite($boottime) ;Write this boottime into ini/txt

But it doesn't return anything

[GEOSoft]

Did you look at the console window at the bottom of Scite to see what it returned?. When ConsoleWrite becomes a pain in the arse (right about now) or if you are using an editor other than Scite just change the last line to a message box. You will find that much easier.

[hawky358]

When ConsoleWrite becomes a pain in the arse (right about now) or if you are using an editor other than Scite ...

Yea, I guess this is my bad, I like using consolewrite for debugging.

Like GEOSoft said just make it msgbox(0,"Time?",$boottime)

[GEOSoft]

Yea, I guess this is my bad, I like using consolewrite for debugging.

Like GEOSoft said just make it msgbox(0,"Time?",$boottime)

If you ever tried working with editors other than SciTe you might not like it so much. I don't even use it in SciTe. If I see consolewrite in any posted code I'll change it to a MsgBox before I test and that comes from years of not using SciTe as my primary editor. At least for now, I'm using SciTe (very customized) so it's not as irritating as it used to be.

[Rawox]

I am using SciTE and it doesn't return anything in the log window

[GEOSoft]

Just on a hunch

Open a Cmd window and type

"net stats srv" (without the quotes)

Press Enter and see if that line exists for you or if you are even able to run it.