SCRIPT: usb_sling

[jftuga]

I think that I will be running this on startup.

Any comments or suggestions are most welcomed.

-John

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usb_sling.au3
-John Taylor
Nov-6-2006

I always hate how long and how many clicks it takes to safely remove a
usb device. This program automates the process, by quickly 'clicking'
all of the buttons for you. Run this program in the background.  Once you
click the USB icon in the system tray, this program takes over and clicks
through all of the dialogs for you.

http://www.iconarchive.com/icon/hardware/fruit-on-the-hand-by-irondevil/IceUSB.ico
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#notrayicon

Opt("MustDeclareVars", 1)

Dim $title="Safely Remove Hardware"
Dim $stop ="Stop a Hardware device"
_ReduceMemory()

while 1
    sleep(1500)
    if WinActive( $title ) then
        ControlClick( $title, "", "Button2") ; "Stop"
        sleep(200)
        if WinActive( $stop ) then
            ControlClick( $stop, "", "Button1") ; "OK"
        endif
        sleep(250)
        ControlClick( $title, "", "Button3") ; "Close"
        _ReduceMemory()
    endif
wend

Func _ReduceMemory($i_PID = -1)
    If $i_PID <> -1 Then
        Local $ai_Handle = DllCall("kernel32.dll", 'int', 'OpenProcess', 'int', 0x1f0fff, 'int', False, 'int', $i_PID)
        Local $ai_Return = DllCall("psapi.dll", 'int', 'EmptyWorkingSet', 'long', $ai_Handle[0])
        DllCall('kernel32.dll', 'int', 'CloseHandle', 'int', $ai_Handle[0])
    Else
        Local $ai_Return = DllCall("psapi.dll", 'int', 'EmptyWorkingSet', 'long', -1)
    EndIf
    
    Return $ai_Return[0]
EndFunc

[Fossil Rock]

I can't remember ever using the 'safely remove' feature. I just remove it be it a pendrive or compact flash card. I've never experienced any problems, so I don't fully understand the usefulness of it.

[AzKay]

I can't remember ever using the 'safely remove' feature. I just remove it be it a pendrive or compact flash card. I've never experienced any problems, so I don't fully understand the usefulness of it.

Exactly what I do.

[jftuga]

If write caching is turned on, then writes to a USB Key may not happen immediately. If you remove the key in an 'unsafe' way, all of your data may not have been flush to the disk that resides on the USB Key.

-John

[Lazycat]

I can't remember ever using the 'safely remove' feature. I just remove it be it a pendrive or compact flash card. I've never experienced any problems, so I don't fully understand the usefulness of it.

You lucky, this is for the time being. Removing this without disconnecting may cause problems. Good, if this just one file, that remain in cache, but I know cases when in result filesystem was destroyed. For example, one my friend lost whole data on his stick, this even not formatting until using special recovery tool. So I'm prefer not be lazy in this case...

[Uten]

I try to always use it.

And when explorer ain't your shell you can use this:

rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll

Works on w2k anyway would be nice to here if it works on XP to but I suppose it will.

[nitekram]

For those that are really lazy - try left clicking - a lot faster.

[jftuga]

rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll

Works on w2k anyway would be nice to here if it works on XP to but I suppose it will.

Works on XP SP2, too!

-John

[nitekram]

For those that are really lazy - try left clicking - a lot faster.

I reread this and it does not make sense, so I thought that I would explain -

The icon that you click to go through all these screens, can be bypassed when you left click rather than right click on the icon. This is a short cut to closing the USB device, as it will show you a list of the devices connected.

[taurus905]

I reread this and it does not make sense, so I thought that I would explain -

The icon that you click to go through all these screens, can be bypassed when you left click rather than right click on the icon. This is a short cut to closing the USB device, as it will show you a list of the devices connected.

nitekram,

Thanks for the tip. I've always used the right-click and did not realize you could just left-click the icon.

taurus905

[nitekram]

nitekram,

Thanks for the tip. I've always used the right-click and did not realize you could just left-click the icon.

taurus905

No problem - I found it a while back and used ever since.