Can An Autoit Script Be Scheduled To Run?

[Guest lostarnes]

I wrote a small script to answer the prompts generated by WinZip when opening a self-extracting file. It worked great. I would like to schedule this to run at night either with the task scheduler or using PSEXEC form anothe machine. This fails. I assume its because there are no "windows" generated for AutoIt to work with? Is there a way around this? Or do I need another tool?

Run("c:\ptc\test.exe")

WinWaitActive("WinZip Self-Extractor - test.exe", "", 5)

; Send Unzip

Send("!u")

; Prompt saying files unzipped, OK

WinWaitActive("WinZip Self-Extractor")

; Send OK

Send("{ENTER}")

; Original Winzip window

WinWaitActive("WinZip Self-Extractor - test.exe")

; Send Enter to close

Send("{ENTER}")

WinWaitClose("WinZip Self-Extractor - test.exe")

[ezzetabi]

It is not better just use WinZip in its command line version?

ftp://ftp.winzip.com/wzcline.exe

[Guest lostarnes]

That works but you have to have the command line add-on installed on the remote workstations. I tried just copying the WZUNZIP exe over but it wanted some dll's.

[scriptkitty]

use controlsend, you will have to find the name of the control most likely, but you could try it without, like:

Run("c:\ptc\test.exe")
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 1) ;1=start, 2=subStr, 3=exact, 4=...
WinWait("WinZip Self-Extractor - test.exe", "", 5)
ControlSend("WinZip Self-Extractor - test.exe","","","!u")
WinWait("WinZip Self-Extractor")
ControlSend("WinZip Self-Extractor","","","{ENTER}")
WinWait("WinZip Self-Extractor - test.exe")
ControlSend("WinZip Self-Extractor - test.exe","","","{ENTER}")

I would look for an actual control, and the winwait might not work, but this is a start.

You could also fileinclude the extractor in the autoit exe

look at 7zip's extractor. Fast free, and I think the command line only needs the exe.

...edit forgot to give URL

http://www.7-zip.org

Edited May 21, 2004 by scriptkitty

[ezzetabi]

This may help too:

http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/UnZip.html

[Somerset]

god i am so outta touch. still using pkunzip...

[ezzetabi]

god i am so outta touch. still using pkunzip...

Is my english so poor or this sentence is quite meaningless?

[Jon]

Is my english so poor or this sentence is quite meaningless?  

I think it's you

god i am so outta touch. still using pkunzip...

god = oh dear

i am so outta touch = I am not familiar with current technology

still using pkzip = still using pkzip

Edit: "out of touch" maybe a phrase with no direct translation

[ezzetabi]

" All hail to Him good Jon He who creates AutoIt and helps us with our jobs." "All hail to Jon that also helps us understanding slang" "Good Jon, we all love you..."

[Somerset]

pkzip -> PKWARE introduced PKZIP in 1989, for DOS.

outta touch - > Meaning i am still using commandline 16bit tools, made for dos.

- > means that i am not giving them up any time soon.