bring up programs in order from windows startup?

[amblix]

Since hubgui needs to open first is there anyway to bring up certain programs in a certain order?

I need it to be

hubgui
homeseer
xlobby

[cinOxen]

You could create a vbs file that opened all three with delays between them.

[cinOxen]

Something like:

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Dim objShell
dim prog_one
dim prog_two
dim prog_three

Set objShell = CreateObject( "Wscript.Shell" )

prog_one = """Path to prog_one""  /commandline switches"
prog_two = """Path to prog_two""  /commandline switches"
prog_three = """Path to prog_three""  /commandline switches"

objShell.Run prog_one

wScript.Sleep(5000)

objShell.Run prog_two

wScript.Sleep(5000)

objShell.Run prog_three



[tswhite70]

If you have girder installed, you can do it with a multievent set to fire on Startup.

good luck,
tsw

[P3rv3rt B3ar]

I had to ponder with this a little while ago also. in my case Girder and IRTrans had to be bring up in certain order, and there was even need for short pause to catch a breath in between.

I solved issue with simple batch file. Batch file is fired from startup folder and batch file triggers programs.

Now only small complication in this setup is that sleep command doesnt belong to vocabulary of regular plain windows. U can however download free from microsoft some windows toolkit which includes it.

If u choose this strategy... i can dig up the name or download link for that windows extension...

[cinOxen]

You got to love it when there are 3 solutions to a problem.

[amblix]

would you mind if I took a look at your bat file?

Thank you!

[P3rv3rt B3ar]

Certainly not, my file is only these three lines:

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IRTrans.lnk
sleep 2
Girder3.lnk


when i told u about this earlier i didnt remember the fact that i actually triggered .lnk files on bat-file. I don't remember what is reasoning for this... probably i just have considered it easiest way and copied foremer startup links from startup folder to same folder that .bat is in, so ive had not to see trough all the trouble to find out where actual programs are located.

Like i told, only problem in that is that sleep command is not part of plain windows... il try to look that windows toolkit from net and get back to u.

[R32]

You can also pause your batch file simply by using good 'ol ping. Simply add: ping -n 20 localhost>nul where '-n 20' is the number of echo requests to send. You may need to increase/decrease the number 20 to suit your needs.

[P3rv3rt B3ar]

Thanx for that R32... now i dont need to try to find that toolkit anymore... i was having problems of locating it again...

[amblix]

thank you both!!!