Is there a way to activate a script on startup

[Infinitex0]

Is there a way to activate a script on startup without having to click it? Also is this possible to do when certain conditions are met to just activate a script???

[BigDod]

Is there a way to activate a script on startup without having to click it? Also is this possible to do when certain conditions are met to just activate a script???

To activate a script at startup just compile it and copy it into your startup folder.

[PsaltyDS]

Is there a way to activate a script on startup without having to click it? Also is this possible to do when certain conditions are met to just activate a script???

Ummm...

Put it in the StartUp folder for either the username or All Users?

In the second question, what kind of conditions are you talking about?

[Swimming_Bird]

I would build the conditions into the script itself and toss a key in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Run

[cyanidemonkey]

I'm pretty new to AutoIt so this proberly not the best way, it is part of a larger function, triggered by a user interface option to turn autostart off & on...

FileCreateShortcut(@ScriptDir & "\your_application.exe", $gDrive & ":\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\your_application.lnk")

;$gDrive is a varible of the drive letter just incase they don't use C
;your_application is the name of your Autoit script

I'd like to change 'All Users' to the logged in user name, but I don't know how to detect the systems logged in username. In my case it is for dedicated game servers so I did'nt worry about it, but you may need to find a way of getting username.

Edited January 29, 2006 by cyanidemonkey

[SlimJim]

The following little script shows you the current user's profile address.

Opt("ExpandEnvStrings",1)

MsgBox(0."User Path","The current user's profile is at %UserProfile%",0)

Edited January 30, 2006 by SlimJim

[Infinitex0]

That script didn't work.

nevermind, there was just a peirod where a comma should have been

Edited January 30, 2006 by Infinitex0

[Infinitex0]

Okay, I used that script and went to the address that I got from it. What do I do now.

[SlimJim]

Use cyanidemonkey's script but with the

$gDrive & ":\Documents and Settings\All Users

part replaced by

%UserProfile%.

You need the line

Opt("ExpandEnvStrings",1)

to ensure that the %UserProfile% environment string is expanded to a path which can be used.

(apologies for the full stop instead of a comma)

Edited January 30, 2006 by SlimJim

[skippynz]

Use cyanidemonkey's script but with the

$gDrive & ":\Documents and Settings\All Users

part replaced by

%UserProfile%.

You need the line

Opt("ExpandEnvStrings",1)

to ensure that the %UserProfile% environment string is expanded to a path which can be used.

(apologies for the full stop instead of a comma)

or you could use the @StartupDir macro in its place ?

FileCreateShortcut(@ScriptDir & "\your_application.exe", @StartupDir & "\your_application.lnk")

[SlimJim]

We learn more each day. I had not come across those.

[Infinitex0]

Okay, I got everything working just as I need it.

THANK YOU

[cyanidemonkey]

or you could use the @StartupDir macro in its place ?

FileCreateShortcut(@ScriptDir & "\your_application.exe", @StartupDir & "\your_application.lnk")

Niiicccee, I'll be udating my code with that tonight