help needed with au3 script

[higginsj]

As you might guess as you read on i am new to scripting, I have created a few scripts but i am stuck on this one.

I am trying to change the view of my printers and faxes folder to show printers by location and in groups, below is the script that i have created which does as i said BUT i want to add this to quite a few pcs to run on startup( which is not a problem - works fine!) BUT this works the first time then undoes it next startup is there an ENDIF i can add in to skip the sort in groups if it is already selected.

Thanks in advance for any help and infomation

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;this opens printers and faxes in maximised mode

Run("control.exe printers", "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

Sleep(5000)

;This sends the keystrokes view > arrange icon by > show in groups

Send("!v")

Send("i")

Send("g")

Sleep(100)

;this sends the keystrokes view > arrange icons by > location

Send("!v")

Send("i")

Send("l")

Sleep(100)

; Now quit by pressing Alt-f and then c (File menu -> Close)

Send("!f")

Send("c")

;closes printers and faxes folder

WinwaitClose("Printer and Faxes")

; Finished!

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Thanks again

Jason :">

[crzftx]

I don't get the problem, you're saying that it stays sorted once it's sorted the first time. Why can't you just manually go in Control Panel and do it once, and then it will stick that way. Or just don't make it on startup, just click it when needed...

[Glyph]

Global $Groupman = HotKeySet ( "{end}", "groupman" )
Global $locman = HotKeySet ( "{del}", "locman" )
Global $exi = HotKeySet ( "{pgup}", "exi" )
;this opens printers and faxes in maximised mode
Run("control.exe printers", "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

;idle here
While 1
sleep(365*24*60*60*1000)
WEnd

Func groupman ()
;This sends the keystrokes view > arrange icon by > show in groups
Send ("!v")
Send("i")
Send("g")
Return
EndFunc

Func locman ()
;this sends the keystrokes view > arrange icons by > location
Send("!v")
Send("i")
Send("l")
return
EndFunc
Func exi ()
; Now quit by pressing Alt-f and then c (File menu -> Close)
Send("!f")
Send("c")
exit
EndFunc

; Finished!

try that!

-edited forgot the endfunc,

forgot the idle

Edited December 7, 2006 by backstabbed

[higginsj]

I don't get the problem, you're saying that it stays sorted once it's sorted the first time. Why can't you just manually go in Control Panel and do it once, and then it will stick that way. Or just don't make it on startup, just click it when needed...

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I want this to be on startup on all pc's. just in case users change the way printers and faxes shows the printers, but if the user does not changes settings i dont want the script to run again and take the settings off

[higginsj]

Thanks Backstabbed for you quick responce much appreiciated , i will have a look and post back if all is well

thanks again

[higginsj]

I have tried the script you modified for me but it runs very slow , is there any way i can speed it up?

Thanks again

[PaulIA]

You can use Auto3Lib to read the settings of the menus and only set them if they are not set the way you want. There is a demo script that shows how to set the status bar this way to prevent toggling it every time the script is run.