How to warn the user to remove memory stick

[c.haslam]

Please get me started on this one. I need to write a script that checks whether there are any USB memory sticks plugged in when the user does Start | Shut Down. If there are any, it should warn the user and not shut down.

...chris

[TehWhale]

In my examples script listing, in my signature there is a .au3 file called: DoSomethingAtShutdown.au3 download that, thats how you can do something at shutdown. Now, to check if theres a memory stick inserted you would need to use DriveGetType or something simalir, or check if like you have a certain hidden file like: E:\hiddenfile.dat then you could use the: DoSomethingAtShutdown.au3, and then:

If FileExists("E:\hiddenfile.dat") Then MsgBox(0, "Warning!", "Remove your memory stick now! then press OK!")

Hope this helps! Let me know if you need any more help!

[zFrank]

use it to detect and check USB

$DISK = DriveGetDrive("REMOVABLE")
For $I = 1 To $DISK[0]
    $STATS = DriveStatus($DISK[$I])
    If $STATS = "READY" Then
    MsgBox(0, "Warning!", "Remove your memory stick now! then press OK!")
    Else
Next

[c.haslam]

Many thanks to both of you.

I would be nice to have a way of aborting the shut down if there is a memory stick inserted. Any ideas?

...chris

[dbzfanatic]

Try this.

$DISK = DriveGetDrive("REMOVABLE")
For $I = 1 To $DISK[0]
    $STATS = DriveStatus($DISK[$I])
    If $STATS = "READY" Then
    Run(@ComSpec & "shutdown -a")
    MsgBox(0, "Warning!", "Remove your memory stick now! then press OK!")
    Else
Next

Not tested yet (I don't normally use @ComSpec so if I used it improperly someone please post the correct usage) but you should get the idea.

Edited August 26, 2008 by dbzfanatic

[rasim]

c.haslam

Try this:

Global Const $WM_QUERYENDSESSION = 0x0011
Global $Msg = False

GUICreate("Dummy", 1, 1)

GUIRegisterMsg($WM_QUERYENDSESSION, "WM_QUERYENDSESSION")

While 1
    If $Msg Then
        $Msg = False
        MsgBox(0, "Warning!", "Remove your memory stick!")
    EndIf
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func WM_QUERYENDSESSION($hWndGUI, $MsgID, $WParam, $LParam)
    Local $DISK, $STATS, $i
    
    $DISK = DriveGetDrive("REMOVABLE")
    If @error Then Return True
    
    For $i = 1 To $DISK[0]
        $STATS = DriveStatus($DISK[$i])
        If $STATS = "READY" Then
            $Msg = True
            Return 0
        EndIf
    Next
    
    Return True
EndFunc

[c.haslam]

Many thanks to all. I think I can see all that I need to do.

...chris