Re: [foxboro] Starting Script at Windows System Startup
- From: "William C Ricker" <wcricker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 09:34:50 -0500
Thanks, and yes, that would work. However, I was looking for the "preferred"
method. The software I'm writing is going into a system I don’t control, and
likely will go into other systems down the road. Therefore I should use methods
which will be clear to whoever maintains that system in future, and
particularly should be clear to any Foxboro service guy who may in future
upgrade the system.
For me the downside of using fox_apps.dat is that the service guy may never
look for something non-standard there, and if there is an upgrade, or even a
system definition change, that file may be overwriten.
On the other hand, using the startup folder or a registry edit, or even the
Windows task scheduler all have the disadvantage of running on any startup,
while I want this to run only if IA is running. Writing a service shares this
problem. In each case I'd have to include code to see if IA is on, and exit if
it isn't.
William C Ricker
FeedForward, Inc.
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Subject: Re: [foxboro] Starting Script at Windows System Startup
If you want to run the script at the IA startup, I think you can do it if you
add a line to the file /usr/fox/bin/fox_apps.dat. If you put the line MYSCRIPT
at the end of this file, then you have to create the file go_MYSCRIPT.ksh in
order to be processed at the startup. The file go_MYSCRIPT.ksh is your script.
I use this to start the DMCplus controller and it works fine.
If you want to run the script at the Windows startup, then you can do it using
the registry or the startup menu. In this case, I think you should use a bat
file or a cmd file.
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De: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
nombre de William C Ricker
Enviado el: Martes, 04 de Diciembre de 2012 20:20
Para: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Asunto: [foxboro] Starting Script at Windows System Startup
Question of the day; What is the preferred method of starting a script at
Windows system startup ?
(in UNIX it was /etc/fox/user_apps.dat)
William C Ricker
FeedForward, Imc.
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