Running my application on shutdown...

[Ribrob]

Does anyone know how to set up the MMF application i've created to run on shutdown? The application itself simply writes the shutdown time to a text file and then quits.

Running something on startup is easy enough obviously, i just can't work out how to run something on shutdown.

Any ideas?

r.

[Tiles]

Hmm, there is End of Frame and End of Application in the Storyboard Controls.

Then there is "Has an Option been selected" in the Special Object.

And just in case you have a custom way to close your app: first write your text file, then quit

[LaraSoft]

I assume you want to have your application start up when the user initiates a shut down... so this will be when your program *isn't* actually running.

A simple, but by no means perfect workaround could be to product a script for shutting down, (like a bat or .vbs file). When you click it, this will execute your exe and then shutdown the PC.

Or actually, now I think about it, just run your program; have it write the entry and then kick off a shutdown itself.

Or… (brain starts up), can’t you detect a shutdown from within MMF2? I’ve never tried this so it’s pure speculation – but if you could do, then this would solve your problem. It would just require your program, (or a ‘watching’ component), to constantly run in the background.

[dingdong]

Im pretty sure when you do a shutdown it will send a windows message thing (lol). So use the WinMessPro object to intercept the action then write the file. This does however mean you will need your program running before hand. Dont ask me what message to intercept because I don't know sorry.

[Ribrob]

I assume you want to have your application start up when the user initiates a shut down... so this will be when your program *isn't* actually running.

1. Ideally yes, i want to avoid the program running all the time so it's not using system memory / resources.

A simple, but by no means perfect workaround could be to product a script for shutting down, (like a bat or .vbs file). When you click it, this will execute your exe and then shutdown the PC.

2. I had originally assumed there was something like the Startup folder on Windows, but apparently not. I don't if there's anyway to run something on shutdown via the registry - i assume this must be possible as some installation programs do things during a restart.

Or actually, now I think about it, just run your program; have it write the entry and then kick off a shutdown itself.

3. I'd prefer it catch all shut downs rather than special ones, so that's not ideal.

Or… (brain starts up), can’t you detect a shutdown from within MMF2? I’ve never tried this so it’s pure speculation – but if you could do, then this would solve your problem. It would just require your program, (or a ‘watching’ component), to constantly run in the background.

4. Hmmm, that sounds like it could work, though it does mean i wouldn't be able to avoid the points raised in 1.

Thanks for the info - i'll do some investigating.

r.