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Hello - I am passing several parameters to a DLL successfully, except for one parameter apparently. When I look at the results of what was passed via DllCall there is an extra, leading "1" on one of the parameters. How do I fix this? The $ShutDownWindowTimeout variable is set to "800". When I display the parameters used in DllCall via a messagebox the parameter shows "1800" was passed instead. No matter what number I use it has a 1 leading it. Strange... #include <WinAPI.au3> $ShutDownWindowTimeout=800 $UserActionMessage = "SHUTDOWN" $pTitle = DllStructCreate("char Title[32]") $pMessage = DllStructCreate("char Message[128]") $pResponse = DllStructCreate("DWORD Response") $KernelCall = DllOpen(@SystemDir & "\Kernel32.dll") $SessionId = DllCall($KernelCall, "DWORD", "WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId") DllClose($KernelCall) DllStructSetData($pTitle, "Title", "Scheduled Power Action") DllStructSetData($pMessage, "Message", "Your computer is scheduled to " & $UserActionMessage & ". Click CANCEL to keep working.") $wtsapiCall = DllOpen(@SystemDir & "\Wtsapi32.dll") $SendMessageResult = DllCall($wtsapiCall,"BOOL","WTSSendMessageA","HANDLE","WTS_CURRENT_SERVER_HANDLE","DWORD",$SessionId[0],"str",DllStructGetData($pTitle, "Title"),"DWORD",DllStructGetSize($pTitle),"str",DllStructGetData($pMessage, "Message"),"DWORD",DllStructGetSize($pMessage),"DWORD","1L","DWORD",$ShutDownWindowTimeout,"DWORD",DllStructGetPtr($pResponse),"BOOL","1") MsgBox(0, "WinAPILastError", _WinAPI_GetLastError() & "," & _WinAPI_GetLastErrorMessage()) MsgBox(0, "DllCall Response,@error", $SendMessageResult[0] & "," & $SendMessageResult[1] & "," & $SendMessageResult[2] & "," & $SendMessageResult[3] & "," & $SendMessageResult[4] & "," & $SendMessageResult[5] & "," & $SendMessageResult[6] & "," & $SendMessageResult[7]& $SendMessageResult[8] & "," & $SendMessageResult[9] & "," & $SendMessageResult[10]) MsgBox(0, "DllCall pointer response", DllStructGetData($pResponse, "Response")) DllClose($wtsapiCall)

OK - I finally solved this. I didn't catch the info in the documentation on DllCall that the result from the function is an array. With that info I was finally able to figure out how to make the API call necessary Example code: #include <WinAPI.au3> $ShutDownWindowTimeout=800 $UserActionMessage = "SHUTDOWN" $pTitle = DllStructCreate("char Title[32]") $pMessage = DllStructCreate("char Message[128]") $pResponse = DllStructCreate("DWORD Response") $KernelCall = DllOpen(@SystemDir & "Kernel32.dll") $SessionId = DllCall($KernelCall, "DWORD", "WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId") DllClose($KernelCall) DllStructSetData($pTitle, "Title", "Scheduled Power Action") DllStructSetData($pMessage, "Message", "Your computer is scheduled to " & $UserActionMessage & ". Click CANCEL to keep working.") $wtsapiCall = DllOpen(@SystemDir & "Wtsapi32.dll") $SendMessageResult = DllCall($wtsapiCall,"BOOL","WTSSendMessageA","HANDLE","WTS_CURRENT_SERVER_HANDLE","DWORD",$SessionId[0],"str",DllStructGetData($pTitle, "Title"),"DWORD",DllStructGetSize($pTitle),"str",DllStructGetData($pMessage, "Message"),"DWORD",DllStructGetSize($pMessage),"DWORD","1L","DWORD",$ShutDownWindowTimeout,"DWORD",DllStructGetPtr($pResponse),"BOOL","1") MsgBox(0, "WinAPILastError", _WinAPI_GetLastError() & "," & _WinAPI_GetLastErrorMessage()) MsgBox(0, "DllCall Response,@error", $SendMessageResult[0] & "," & $SendMessageResult[1] & "," & $SendMessageResult[2] & "," & $SendMessageResult[3] & "," & $SendMessageResult[4] & "," & $SendMessageResult[5] & "," & $SendMessageResult[6] & "," & $SendMessageResult[7]& $SendMessageResult[8] & "," & $SendMessageResult[9] & "," & $SendMessageResult[10]) MsgBox(0, "DllCall pointer response", DllStructGetData($pResponse, "Response")) DllClose($wtsapiCall)

OK - So I am starting to figure this out on my own. I'm getting closer, but it still doesn't work on Windows 7. It works OK on XP because the console session id is 0. On windows vista and above it is different. I need help getting dllcall to work for Windows 7. For some reason the below script works OK, except for the DllCall functions. Please help. On XP the DllCall functions do not return a result or @error but the second DllCall works, first one does nothing I can tell. On Win 7 neither DllCall works or returns anything - not even an @ error. $ShutDownWindowTimeout = "30" $UserActionMessage = "SHUTDOWN" $pTitle = DllStructCreate("char Title[32]") MsgBox(0, "DllStructCreate Title", @error) $pMessage = DllStructCreate("char Message[128]") MsgBox(0, "DllStructCreate Message", @error) $pResponse = DllStructCreate("DWORD Response") MsgBox(0, "DllStructCreate Response", @error) $SessionId = DllCall("kernel32.dll", "DWORD", "WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId") MsgBox(0, "DllCall Kernel32 SessionId,@error", $SessionId & "," & @error) DllStructSetData($pTitle, "Title", "Scheduled Power Action") MsgBox(0, "DllStructSetData Title,@error", DllStructGetData($pTitle, "Title") & "," & @error) DllStructSetData($pMessage, "Message", "Your computer is scheduled to " & $UserActionMessage & ". Click CANCEL to keep working.") MsgBox(0, "DllStructSetData Message,@error", DllStructGetData($pMessage, "Message") & "," & @error) $DllCallResponse = DllCall("wtsapi32.dll","BOOLEAN","WTSSendMessageA","HANDLE","WTS_CURRENT_SERVER_HANDLE","DWORD",$SessionId,"str",DllStructGetData($pTitle, "Title"),"DWORD",DllStructGetSize($pTitle),"str",DllStructGetData($pMessage, "Message"),"DWORD",DllStructGetSize($pMessage),"UINT","1L","DWORD",$ShutDownWindowTimeout,"DWORD",DllStructGetPtr($pResponse),"BOOLEAN","1") MsgBox(0, "DllCall Response,@error", $DllCallResponse,@error) MsgBox(0, "DllCall pointer response", DllStructGetData($pResponse, "Response"))

To further clarify what I want to accomplish: I want to send a message to the logged-on user asking them to respond OK or cancel. Currently it is done with a msgbox, but I need to do it with a remote desktop function instead. The AutoIt script runs under the localsystem account, so it can't interact with the desktop of the logged on user for windows versions above XP. $UserResponse = MsgBox(1, "Scheduled Power Action", "Your computer is scheduled to " & $UserActionMessage & ". Click CANCEL to keep working.", $ShutDownWindowTimeout) This code instead needs to use dllcall to Wtsapi32.dll. Function called will be WTSSendMessage, on session host computer 'WTS_CURRENT_SERVER_HANDLE', session id 0 (console user). Working with dlls looks a bit over my head. I need some help from someone who can explain how to handle variables, structures, pointers, etc. I don't understand all the variable types and how to match a type in autoit to the types and structure Microsoft documents. I see the documentation, but I do not have understanding yet. Thanks

Hello - I have an energy-saving app that I use on Windows XP that is going to need a couple of modifications to work on Windows Vista, 7, 8, and on. It is an AutoIt app that I run as an interacitve service under the local system account using srvany.exe. The program creates one dialogue box that asks the user if they want to continue working or to shutdown. The app continues to work on Win 7, but the Interactive Services Detection notificaton is a problem. Most users ignore it or don't have a clue what it is, so they never see the msgbox asking if they want to continue working. I read Microsoft's info on this redesign issue - see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms683502(v=vs.85).aspx and this whitepaper http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463353.aspx Can anyone tell me if it is possible to redesign my program to use the WTSSendMessage function that Microsoft recommends? I am attaching most of my project, excluding EXEs. If it gets completed I'll post it to the sample scripts forum. This program records info necessary for implementing wake-on-lan (via another autoit script), plus it shuts down PCs using some intelligence and a flexible schedule. TIA James EDIT: So it looks like WTSAPI32.DLL is what I am looking for since it contains the function. I'll have to figure out how to call the dll and use the function with it. InstallScheduledShutdown.zip

Nice - I like that function. I can think of several uses for it. If I bundle it with psexec during inventory time I can double-check who is using what computer against my SMS database. If I get a service ticket I could check to see if the user is actually logged in before starting a remote control session. If they aren't logged in I wouldn't bother calling first before starting my work. I guess I didn't explain myself enough about keeping PCs on instead of shutting down at times. I work in a large network environment with many other IT folks, buildings everywhere all over the state (state government). So let's say a person wants to keep PCs on over the weekend to install a service pack. They'll need to install all the service packs (for us usually scheduled via MS SMS Server 2003 or WSUS) and then visit the computers who have some type of error over the weekend. In that instance I need a way to disable the shutdown mechanism centrally. If it is disabled by subnet that would be best. I have some ideas but no time to work on it until Monday... Thanks ~Stumppc

Yes, I think you are right on a couple of points. It could start as a scheduled task upon bootup - that would work around the running-as-a-service issue. I haven't tested it but the shutdown command should work without a user logged in. If it doesn't I could look at finding a direct Windows shutdown interface (API, .dll, etc.) instead. I guess it also needs to be scheduled to start just after midnight every day, that way if the user ignored the shutdown prompts and left the computer on the script starts up again the next day. Issues: If a person (or IT worker) turns a PC on between my scheduled shutdown time & midnight the script would want to shutdown the computer. I guess my initial script delay of 5 to 20 minutes after script start might take care of that. What if I want to install software/patches/reconfig during the normal shutdown time though? I need some type of bypass mechanism that is centrally controlled...I'll work on that Monday. Probably another variable with a local .ini file pointing to a remote .ini file for shutdown time, delays, etc. I guess another option is for the windows scheduler to call a network location. I don't have a lot of faith in that though - the network may not be available before it tries to start. Thanks, Stumppc

ScheduledShutdownAndSendWOL.zipHello - I've started developing a script that records machine name, mac address, and subnet broadcast address to a file on a network share. This information is used by an AutoIT Wake-On-Lan packet generator to turn on the machines at a scheduled time. The script also shuts down the computer at a given time, but only if the user responds that it is OK to shut down or a timeout value is reached. That all works so far. Issues: The problem I have is that I also want the computer to shutdown if noone is logged into it. My assumption is that the script needs to run upon machine startup, so it needs to run as a service. Another option would be to use AT or the Windows Scheduler. If someone turns the computer on after the shutdown time I want a message to popup (even before logon) allowing the user to cancel the shutdown that is about to happen. This is new territory for me so I could use some ideas on how to proceed. Maybe I need to rethink how to accomplish this? Questions: Is it possible for some type of prompt to appear before user logon for the user to answer? I've searched the forum and it doesn't look good, but my hope isn't squashed yet. What local service account would be most appropriate for the script? I think NetworkService instead of LocalSystem if possible because it has fewer security privilidges, see "If the service opens a command window and runs a batch file, the user could hit CTRL+C to terminate the batch file and gain access to a command window with LocalSystem permissions." http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms684272(VS.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms684190(VS.85).aspx Here's my script so far: #Region AutoIt3Wrapper directives section #AutoIt3Wrapper_Prompt=y #AutoIt3Wrapper_Run_Debug_Mode=n #AutoIt3Wrapper_UseUpx=y #AutoIt3Wrapper_Allow_Decompile=n #AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Comment=record mac addresses and last network broadcast address #AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Description=get mac addresses #AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Fileversion=0.9.0.17 #AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_FileVersion_AutoIncrement=y #AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_LegalCopyright=James Stump 2009 #AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Field=Licence|GNU GPL V2 (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html) #EndRegion #NoTrayIcon #include <String.au3> #include <Misc.au3> _Singleton("ScheduledShutdown") Opt("MustDeclareVars", 0) Const $wbemFlagReturnImmediately = 0x10 Const $wbemFlagForwardOnly = 0x20 Sleep(300000) Sleep (Random (1, 900000, 1)) GetMac() $ShutdownHour = IniRead ( @ScriptDir & "\ScheduledShutdown.ini", "Time", "ShutdownHour", "16" ) ;in hours ex: 17 for 5:00pm 02 for 2:00am $ShutdownMinute = IniRead ( @ScriptDir & "\ScheduledShutdown.ini", "Time", "ShutdownMinute", "45" ) ;in minutes ex: 02 for 5:02 $ShutDownWindowTimeout = IniRead ( @ScriptDir & "\ScheduledShutdown.ini", "Time", "ShutDownWindowTimeout", "1800" ) ;in seconds ex: 1800 for a 30 minute delay $ShutdownCountdown = IniRead ( @ScriptDir & "\ScheduledShutdown.ini", "Time", "ShutdownCountdown", "120" ) ;in seconds ex: 120 for a 2 minute delay While @HOUR < ($ShutdownHour - 1) Sleep (1800000) WEnd While @HOUR < $ShutdownHour Sleep (300000) WEnd While @MIN < $ShutdownMinute Sleep (1000) WEnd GetMac () If ProcessExists ("explorer.exe") <> 0 Then $UserResponse = MsgBox (1, "Scheduled Shutdown", "Your computer is scheduled to shutdown now. Click CANCEL to keep working.", $ShutDownWindowTimeout) If $UserResponse = 1 or $UserResponse = -1 Then ShellExecute("shutdown.exe", "-s -f -t " & $ShutdownCountdown & " -d p:0:0") Else Sleep (3600000) $UserResponse = MsgBox (1, "Scheduled Shutdown", "Your computer is scheduled to shutdown now. Click CANCEL to keep working.", $ShutDownWindowTimeout) If $UserResponse = 1 or $UserResponse = -1 Then ShellExecute("shutdown.exe", "-s -f -t " & $ShutdownCountdown & " -d p:0:0") Else MsgBox (0, "Reminder:", "Please don't forget to shutdown this computer when you are done.", 1800) EndIf EndIf Else $UserResponse = MsgBox (1, "Scheduled Shutdown", "Your computer is scheduled to shutdown now. Click CANCEL to keep working.", $ShutDownWindowTimeout) If $UserResponse = 1 or $UserResponse = -1 Then ShellExecute("shutdown.exe", "-s -f -t " & $ShutdownCountdown & " -d p:0:0") Else EndIf EndIf ; Converts a string containing an (IPv4) Internet Protocol dotted address into a proper address Func ip2long($ip_str) Local $ip_arr = StringRegExp($ip_str, "(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})", 1) If @error Then SetError(1) ; incorrect address Return 0 EndIf Return BitOR( _ BitShift($ip_arr[0], -24), _ BitShift($ip_arr[1], -16), _ BitShift($ip_arr[2], -8), _ $ip_arr[3]) EndFunc ;==>ip2long ; Converts an (IPv4) Internet network address into a string in Internet standard dotted format Func long2ip($ip) Return BitAND(BitShift($ip, 24), 255) & "." & _ BitAND(BitShift($ip, 16), 255) & "." & _ BitAND(BitShift($ip, 8), 255) & "." & _ BitAND($ip, 255) EndFunc ;==>long2ip Func GetMac() $ServerShare = IniRead ( @ScriptDir & "\ScheduledShutdown.ini", "Files", "SaveFolder", @ScriptDir ) ; record subnet and mac address on each ip enabled local interface Local $objWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:\\.\root\CIMV2") Local $colItems = $objWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT IPAddress, IPSubnet, MACAddress, Description FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration " & _ "WHERE IPEnabled<>0", "WQL", BitOR($wbemFlagReturnImmediately, $wbemFlagForwardOnly)) If IsObj($colItems) Then For $objItems In $colItems With $objItems Local $ip = ip2long(.IPAddress (0)) If $ip <> 0 Then Local $subnet = ip2long(.IPSubnet (0)) Local $broadcast_str = long2ip(BitOR($ip, BitNOT($subnet))) Local $mac_address = StringRegExpReplace(.MACAddress(0), ":", "") ; MsgBox(0, "Mac Address, Broadcast Address, Description", $mac_address & ", " & $broadcast_str & ", " & .Description()) If FileExists ($ServerShare & "\" & $broadcast_str & "\" & @ComputerName & ".csv") Then $FileTime = FileGetTime ($ServerShare & "\" & $broadcast_str & "\" & @ComputerName & ".csv") If $FileTime[2] <> @MDAY Then FileDelete ($ServerShare & "\" & $broadcast_str & "\" & @ComputerName & ".csv") Else EndIf Else EndIf ;Create network folder if it does not exist (mode 8). Append to end of file (mode 1). 8+1=9 Local $AddressFile = FileOpen($ServerShare & "\" & $broadcast_str & "\" & @ComputerName & ".csv", 9) FileWriteLine($AddressFile, $mac_address & "," & $broadcast_str) FileClose($AddressFile) EndIf EndWith Next EndIf EndFunc ;==>GetMac()

OK I understand now. The first time the variable $element is populated with data it is the integer of how many pieces of data are contained in the object or array. Just like how the _FileListToArray() function works. That made my subscripts call 1 too high at last iteration of the loop. Wish that was in the documentation...I'm not a programmer by trade, just a scripter by necessity;) Thanks - case closed I guess. At least now I know my original choice for a looping function could have worked if I had understood how that stepping variable operated. Thanks Stumppc

Thank you Andreik - You got me thinking...I changed my loops to this: For $CurrentBroadcast = 1 To UBound($BroadcastAddrList, 1) - 1 For $CurrentFile = 1 To UBound($ComputerList, 1) - 1 It works like a charm now. I had used _FileListToArray() and it doesn't give me data I want to use out of the first item in the array anyway. I guess another way to do it woule be: For $CurrentBroadcast = 1 To $BroadcastAddrList[0] For $CurrentFile = 1 To $ComputerList[0] ~Stumppc

Hello - I am trying to create an automated way of creating Wake-On-Lan packets for my network. I want to turn all the computers on at a certain time. I have to do more testing but my initial script appears to work. I get an error message though from the AutoIT3.EXE. Maybe you can tell me what I've done wrong. Error Message: >"C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\SciTE\AutoIt3Wrapper\AutoIt3Wrapper.exe" /run /prod /ErrorStdOut /in "U:\scripts\SendWOL.au3" /autoit3dir "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3" /UserParams +>23:01:32 Starting AutoIt3Wrapper v.1.10.1.14 Environment(Language:0409 Keyboard:00000409 OS:WIN_XP/Service Pack 2 CPU:X86 ANSI) >Running AU3Check (1.54.13.0) from:C:\Program Files\AutoIt3 +>23:01:34 AU3Check ended.rc:0 >Running:(3.2.12.1):C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\autoit3a.exe "U:\scripts\SendWOL.au3" U:\scripts\SendWOL.au3 (87) : ==> Array variable has incorrect number of subscripts or subscript dimension range exceeded.: $ComputerFileHandle = FileOpen ($DataDir & "\" & $BroadcastAddrList[$CurrentBroadcast] & "\" & $ComputerList[$CurrentFile], 0) $ComputerFileHandle = FileOpen ($DataDir & "\" & $BroadcastAddrList[$CurrentBroadcast] & "\" & ^ ERROR->23:01:52 AutoIT3.exe ended.rc:1 +>23:01:53 AutoIt3Wrapper Finished >Exit code: 1 Time: 22.377 #Region AutoIt3Wrapper directives section #AutoIt3Wrapper_Prompt=y #AutoIt3Wrapper_Run_Debug_Mode=n #AutoIt3Wrapper_UseUpx=y #AutoIt3Wrapper_Allow_Decompile=n #AutoIt3Wrapper_UseAnsi=y #AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Comment=send wake on lan packet to a mac address #AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Description=wake on lan packet generator #AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Fileversion=1.0.0.33 #AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_FileVersion_AutoIncrement=y #AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_LegalCopyright=CopyLeft 2009 - James Stump #AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Field=Licence|GNU GPL V2 (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html) #EndRegion ;#NoTrayIcon #include <String.au3> #Include <File.au3> #Include <Array.au3> Opt("MustDeclareVars", 0) ;Opt("RunErrorsFatal", 0) Const $wbemFlagReturnImmediately = 0x10 Const $wbemFlagForwardOnly = 0x20 Global $macAddr, $broadcast_str, $ComputerName, $DataDir, $ComputerFileHandle, $LogFile ; sends a wake-on-lan packet on the broadcast address Func wol($macAddr, $broadcastAddr) UDPStartup() Local $conn = UDPOpen($broadcastAddr, 7) Local $packet = _HexToString("FFFFFFFFFFFF" & _StringRepeat(StringUpper($macAddr), 16)) UDPSend($conn, $packet) If @error Then SetError(@error) Return False EndIf UDPCloseSocket($conn) UDPShutdown() Return True EndFunc ;==>wol ; Converts a string containing an (IPv4) Internet Protocol dotted address into a proper address Func ip2long($ip_str) Local $ip_arr = StringRegExp($ip_str, "(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})", 1) If @error Then SetError(1) ; incorrect address Return 0 EndIf Return BitOR( _ BitShift($ip_arr[0], -24), _ BitShift($ip_arr[1], -16), _ BitShift($ip_arr[2], -8), _ $ip_arr[3]) EndFunc ;==>ip2long ; send wake on lan packet on each ip enabled local interface Func SendWOLPacket() Local $objWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:\\.\root\CIMV2") Local $colItems = $objWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT IPAddress, IPSubnet FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration " & _ "WHERE IPEnabled<>0", "WQL", BitOR($wbemFlagReturnImmediately, $wbemFlagForwardOnly)) $LogFile = FileOpen( IniRead ( @ScriptDir & "\SendWOL.ini", "Files", "LogFiles", @ScriptDir) & "\" & @MON & @MDAY & @YEAR & "SendLog.csv", 1) If IsObj($colItems) Then For $objItems In $colItems With $objItems Local $ip = ip2long(.IPAddress (0)) If $ip <> 0 Then If wol($macAddr, $broadcast_str) Then FileWriteLine($LogFile, $ComputerName & "," & "TRUE," & "," & $macAddr & "," & $broadcast_str) Else FileWriteLine($LogFile, $ComputerName & "," & "FALSE," & "," & $macAddr & "," & $broadcast_str) EndIf EndIf EndWith Next EndIf FileClose ($LogFile) EndFunc ;==>SendWOLPacket $DataDir = IniRead ( @ScriptDir & "\SendWOL.ini", "Files", "BroadCastAddr", @ScriptDir) $BroadcastAddrList = _FileListToArray($DataDir, "*.*", 2) For $CurrentBroadcast In $BroadcastAddrList $ComputerList=_FileListToArray($DataDir & "\" & $BroadcastAddrList[$CurrentBroadcast], "*.csv", 1) For $CurrentFile In $ComputerList $ComputerFileHandle = FileOpen ($DataDir & "\" & $BroadcastAddrList[$CurrentBroadcast] & "\" & $ComputerList[$CurrentFile], 0) While 1 $Contents = FileReadLine ($ComputerFileHandle) If @error = 1 Then FileClose ($ComputerFileHandle) ExitLoop Else EndIf $ContentsArray = StringSplit($Contents, ',') If $ContentsArray[0] <= 1 Then FileClose ($ComputerFileHandle) ExitLoop Else EndIf $macAddr = $ContentsArray[1] $broadcast_str = $ContentsArray[2] $ComputerName = $ComputerList[$CurrentFile] SendWolPacket() WEnd Next Next Exit Thanks, Stumppc

I believe you could automate a script but I don't think you could do more than one account at the same time on the same OS/browser instance. They have purposely designed their website to detect this kind of abuse via cookie tracking, etc. stumppc

I think you can run the ping function independently by making it another script in itself. It could write the ping results to a file after each time it iterates. Your original script would read the file results every so often and display it. The more hosts you ping the longer you wait for updates to be shown. Unfortunately I do not know how to pass the array from one running script to another without using a file. Check out http://www.tallsoft.com/pingmonitor.htm if all you want is a display of items up/down on your network stumppc

Given your compile error message: Check for NTFS or network share file permissions for proper access. Maybe compile & save the script in another location where you know there should not be any file permission problems...

It sounds like maybe you want to find software that can (re)record audio from files on your PC and use AutoIT to automate the process? I remember Creative Labs sound cards used to come with bundled software that did that exact thing... You need something like this: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000641.htm There are plenty of other programs out there too... stumppc