how to see if computer is going to be shutdown

[Swift]

Does anyone know how exactly?

[evilertoaster]

Your GUI is sent the WM_QUERYENDSESSION message.

Try registering an event to that.

[Swift]

Not Using A GUI

So..

In my loop...how...? will I do this?

[evilertoaster]

autoit is a gui application (wether you make use of it's windows or not) so the message gets set to the main windows event handler. If you actually did custom link your script to be a console application, you'd have to use SetConsoleCtrlHandler() from kernal32.dll to register an event.

If your application is recongized by windows as a service, you'll have to use RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerEx() from Advapi32.dll.

I don't have exmaples in autoit of the later two.

[Swift]

autoit is a gui application (wether you make use of it's windows or not) so the message gets set to the main windows event handler. If you actually did custom link your script to be a console application, you'd have to use SetConsoleCtrlHandler() from kernal32.dll to register an event.

If your application is recongized by windows as a service, you'll have to use RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerEx() from Advapi32.dll.

I don't have exmaples in autoit of the later two.

Thats outa my league...lol....

[evilertoaster]

sth like this-

GUICreate("dummy")
GUIRegisterMsg (0x0011, "someFunc" )

while 1
    Sleep(1000)
WEnd

func someFunc()
    MsgBox(0,"","Waiting on you...")
EndFunc

[Swift]

Will that work without a GUI?

(Oops...lol)

It works great...will it do the same for restart? thanks...I had to test it.

Edited February 21, 2008 by Swift

[evilertoaster]

you need to set somthing up to receive the messsage. You can use a gui window and simply not show it like I did above.

[Swift]

Will this work...if user logged off...shutdown...or restart?

[rover]

you need the message handling function for the WM_QUERYENDSESSION message

run this, shutdown pc or logoff and check the log file

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_Quit") ; exit demo
#include <File.au3>
Global $logfile
Global Const $WM_QUERYENDSESSION = 0x0011

If @Compiled Then  ; log file location same as script
    $logfile = StringReplace(@AutoItExe, ".exe", ".log")
Else ; for SciTe console testing only
    $logfile = StringReplace(@ScriptName, ".au3", ".log")
Endif

GUICreate("",1,1) ; dummy gui for shutdown message
GUIRegisterMsg($WM_QUERYENDSESSION, "_ShutdownInitiated")

Local $timer = TimerInit()
While 1
    Sleep(100)
    ToolTip(Round(TimerDiff($timer))&" ms", @DesktopWidth /2 , @DesktopHeight /2, "Message Loop - 'ESC' to exit")
WEnd

Func _ShutdownInitiated($hWndGUI, $MsgID, $WParam, $LParam)
    ; windows message handler for WM_QUERYENDSESSION. 
        ; For user logoff or system shutdown
    Beep(1000,5)
    _FileWriteLog($logfile, "Logoff or Shutdown Event  - Exiting" & @CRLF)
    Return True ; acknowledges system shutdown command, responds to system with 'True'
EndFunc   ;==>_ShutdownInitiated

Func _Quit()
    Exit
EndFunc

Edited February 21, 2008 by rover

[Swift]

Thanks I got that part now...It works...but what i'm asking is...will this WM_QUERYENDSESSION work with restart?

[JustinReno]

Why not just do this:????

While 1
       Sleep(10)
WEnd

Func OnAutoItExit()
      If @ExitMethod = 4 Then MsgBox(64, "Shutdown", "Bye-Bye!")
EndFunc

This is way easier than the others, and much more efficent.

[Swift]

Should I just use AdLibEnable() for that?

[rover]

the reason for using the WM_QUERYENDSESSION message handler was due to

OnAutoItExit not always responding to shutdown events

I'll look up the post by ChrisL on that

Here

will this WM_QUERYENDSESSION work with restart?

yes Edited February 21, 2008 by rover