Compiled Script on Startup Problems

[Andrew Peacock]

Hi,

I've got a script compiled into an EXE that runs fine when I'm logged in and start it manually. But when I launch it on startup (user login, not system startup), I get the following error (as shown in attached file)

The relevant section of code is:

CODE

$colItems = $objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_Process", "WQL", $wbemFlagReturnImmediately + $wbemFlagForwardOnly)

If IsObj($colItems) then

For $objItem In $colItems

if StringInStr($objItem.CommandLine, $pagename, False) then

;consolewrite(@crlf & "$pagename$: Got process " & $objItem.caption & ":" & $objItem.CommandLine)

$commandLine = $objItem.Commandline

if StringInStr($commandLine, $pagename) Then

;_DebugOut ("True")

; Get process details

$aProcesses = _ProcessListProperties($objItem.ProcessId)

ConsoleWrite(@crlf & "CPU: " & $aProcesses[1][6]) ; <<<<<< LINE 305 <<<<<<<<<<<

return $objItem.ProcessId

EndIf

;_DebugOut ("False")

Else

; consolewrite(@crlf & "didn't find $pagename$ in " & $objItem.CommandLine)

EndIf

Next

EndIf

Any ideas why this works OK once I'm logged on and the PC has finished processing my logon (ie, I can work normally), but doesn't if it's fired at the point the PC is still going through the logon process?

Or do you have any suggestions/warnings about adding a one-off delay that runs when the EXE first runs?

Regards,

Andy

[FireFox]

@Andrew

It seems that the system hasnt completly started, try to run your script with regedit at startup on the RunOnceEx for it start after system finish loading

Cheers, FireFox.

Edited December 29, 2008 by FireFox

[PsaltyDS]

Get some more debug info like this:

If StringInStr($commandLine, $pagename) Then
                ; Get process details
                ConsoleWrite("Debug: $objItem.ProcessId = " & $objItem.ProcessId & @LF)
                $aProcesses = _ProcessListProperties($objItem.ProcessId)
                _ArrayDisplay($aProcesses, "Debug: $aProcesses")
                ConsoleWrite(@CRLF & "CPU: " & $aProcesses[1][6])
                Return $objItem.ProcessId
            EndIf

This will tell you if you are passing a valid PID, and will show the array _ProcessListProperties() is returning.

P.S. Change the ConsoleWrite() functions to _FileWriteLog() or MsgBox() if you don't see those debug outputs.

Edited December 29, 2008 by PsaltyDS