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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release - Splat (Simple Program Launching and Termination)

« Last post by skwire on January 13, 2015, 06:59 PM »

The environment variable support seems to work fine for the target of an entry. Could the support maybe be extended to the arguments and the working directory?

-lujomu (January 13, 2015, 06:31 PM)

Please test this interim build and see if it works now for the args and working dir.  http://skwire.dcmemb...pps/splat/Splat_.zip

I also noticed that no app/file icon is displayed if you use an environment variable in the target path, but thats fine with me.

-lujomu (January 13, 2015, 06:31 PM)

I'll see if there is anything I can do about this.

• Running a profile from command line/shortcut works great! I understand that the progress is reflected in the tray icon, but I added a 'Run' entry at the end of my profiles that plays a notification sound when the profile is done launching

-lujomu (January 13, 2015, 06:31 PM)

You know, I could easily add a "Play sound" action...   

Thanks again for the app - it has instantly risen to the Olymp of my daily used apps!

-lujomu (January 13, 2015, 06:31 PM)

I'm glad you've found the application useful.   

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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Re: NANY 2014 Release - epCheck

« Last post by skwire on January 13, 2015, 06:28 PM »

So I came over here and found 1.1.5.163 and that seems to unzip all the data but epCheck does enter into (Not Responding) a half a dozen times or so.

-dallas7 (January 13, 2015, 05:06 PM)

The problem is two-fold:

• I use the 7-zip application to handle the unzipping so while it's actually unzipping a file, epCheck can't do anything but wait.  However, most of the zips are pretty small so the waits here shouldn't affect things much.
• The bigger issue at hand is that the TVDB.com site has been really slow lately.  Most of the Not Responding is epCheck simply waiting for the zip downloads to finish.

It's rather frustrating as there isn't a whole lot that I can do about it.  Sadly, the best advice I can give is to simply leave epCheck alone while it's doing the updates.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release - Splat (Simple Program Launching and Termination)

« Last post by skwire on January 13, 2015, 08:47 AM »

I'm trying Splat simply for opening a group of files - it seems like a great way to open, and keep a record of, files related to a specific query/topic/whatever.

-tomos (January 13, 2015, 08:27 AM)

Very nice.  I've been doing something similar as well.

• Having hotkeys is great, but would you consider a generic shortcut to launch the selected profile e.g. Enter; or Ctrl+Enter
• would it be possible to run one entry in a profile (I presume this could also be advantageous when testing) either via context menu, or again, with Enter or variation on same

-tomos (January 13, 2015, 08:27 AM)

Actually, both are already on my ToDo list.  Keep in mind that copy/paste should work between profiles so you can keep a simple TEST profile.  That's what I do for now.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release - Splat (Simple Program Launching and Termination)

« Last post by skwire on January 13, 2015, 12:58 AM »

And by "later today" I really meant three days later.  However, it's a huge update with many new additions and features.

@lujomu: I think have environment variables working.  Please test and let me know.
@pamu: You can now right-click a profile and create a desktop shortcut to run that profile without seeing the user interface.

Again, lots of changes so please read the changelog and report any bugs.

Website | Download
v1.0.3 - 2015-01-12
    + Added an entry to the Profiles menu that can create a shortcut on the
      desktop which directly runs a Splat profile.  Profiles launched in this
      manner will display the tray icon for the duration of the profile and then
      exit.  The full Splat interface will NOT be displayed.
    + Added support for environment variables.  (Thanks, lujomu)
    + Added 'Clear log before each profile launch' option.
    + Added ability to specify a window's title or partial title when closing a
      program.  This can help with the reliability of the close action.
    + Added ability to run a profile within a profile.
    + Added optional, Alt+F4 close method to the Close action.
    + Added a real, honest-to-goodness help file.  Really.
    * Consolidated some of the "Close application" settings.
    * Tray icon now displays a triangular blue run icon when a profile is
      running.
    ! Moving a profile didn't update the tray profile menu.
    ! Undo/Redo were broken.

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N.A.N.Y. Challenge 2007 / Re: AHK for getting text from Cell in Excel

« Last post by skwire on January 13, 2015, 12:29 AM »

Hi, onyxonyx1, and welcome to the DonationCoder site.     Is there any reason you posted this in the NANY 2007 section?

Can you help me to get text from a Cell in Excel?
I tried using GetVisibleWindow text but I cannot get it to get the text from the Cell.

-onyxonyx1 (January 12, 2015, 04:33 PM)

The GetVisibleWindow text isn't going to work for Excel.  You will need to use the COM interface as described here:

http://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/69033-basic-ahk-l-com-tutorial-for-excel/

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Living Room / Re: ideas that will change society

« Last post by skwire on January 13, 2015, 12:26 AM »

tell me please ideas that can change society!

-kalos (January 12, 2015, 02:58 PM)

Hell, if I could predict that, I'd be rich and retired.   

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Skwire Empire / Re: (Pre) Release: sChecklist

« Last post by skwire on January 13, 2015, 12:20 AM »

Hi, howbrad, and welcome to the DonationCoder site.   

Jump from selected Checklist to top Entry item: Ctrl + right arrow.
Jump from selected Entry item to parent Checklist: Ctrl + left arrow.

-howbrad (January 12, 2015, 09:57 PM)

Here you are:

Website | Download
v1.1.2 - 2015-01-13
    + Ctrl+Left now focuses the checklist list.  Ctrl+Right now focuses the
      entries list.  If nothing is currently selected in the entries list, the
      first entry is selected.  (Thanks, howbrad)

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release - Splat (Simple Program Launching and Termination)

« Last post by skwire on January 10, 2015, 11:29 AM »

Hi, pamu, and welcome to the DonationCoder site.  

Is there a way to run the program and automatically run a profile (and then stop the prg)?

-pamu (January 10, 2015, 07:33 AM)

Yes, that capability is already in my dev build which should be released later today.

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Living Room / Re: It took 2 years to build this functioning word processor in Minecraft

« Last post by skwire on January 10, 2015, 03:31 AM »

But.......why?

-Stephen66515 (January 10, 2015, 01:44 AM)

Uhhh, why the hell not?   

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General Software Discussion / Re: Spam complications

« Last post by skwire on January 10, 2015, 12:26 AM »

Also, for the record, I've run my own email server for over ten years so I use, and I'm plenty familiar with, Spam Assassin and such.  However, what I'm not familiar with is how this sort of thing is handled when email is hosted by a third-party.  And, because I host all my own servers, I'm not up-to-snuff on good, fairly-priced hosting providers.  Hence, my request for Hans to post here when he asked for my help regarding his email issues.  I hope that helps to clear things up a bit.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Spam complications

« Last post by skwire on January 09, 2015, 10:15 PM »

For the record, Hans is a longtime, online friend of mine that I asked to post here with his question.  He's been an active member of the Becky email client mailing list that I've run on YahooGroups for nearly ten years now.  =]  Help him out!

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: make folder set out of a txt file

« Last post by skwire on January 07, 2015, 02:04 PM »

Website | Download
v1.1.5 - 2015-01-07
    ! The "Show folder after run" option wasn't saved correctly.
      (Thanks, Rob H.)

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: make folder set out of a txt file

« Last post by skwire on January 06, 2015, 10:42 PM »

Website | Download
v1.1.4 - 2015-01-06
    * When clicking either browse button, the resulting file/folder dialog will
      automatically navigate to the saved path (if present). (Thanks, Rob H.)

v1.1.3 - 2014-06-02
    + Added a new %rp% root path token.  Click the Help button next to the option
      for a full explanation.  (Thanks, nosch455)
    * When browsing for the root folder, you can now create a new folder within
      the folder select dialog.

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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Re: NANY 2014 Release - epCheck

« Last post by skwire on January 06, 2015, 01:01 PM »

I've uploaded a new beta that, hopefully, fixes the "There was a problem unzipping the series data. You might have to run epCheck as an administrator." error.  It was due to incomplete/corrupt zip downloads from TVDB.com.  epCheck now checks for that and should handle it appropriately.  If you test it out, please let me know if you see the error again.

http://skwire.dcmemb...epcheck/epCheck_.zip

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release - Splat (Simple Program Launching and Termination)

« Last post by skwire on January 05, 2015, 06:49 PM »

Website | Download
v1.0.2 - 2015-01-05
    + Added an option to both Run actions that makes the Splat wait for the
      launched process' ID to close before running the next item.  If you're
      familiar with AutoHotkey, this is the RunWait command.

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Living Room / Re: Can anyone help break "router block"?

« Last post by skwire on January 05, 2015, 11:48 AM »

You might want to look into routers that support the Tomato firmware.  I use Tomato on my ASUS RT-N66U router and it has an access restriction feature that looks like it fits your requirements.  Disclaimer: I don't use this feature.  Here's a screenshot:

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release - Splat (Simple Program Launching and Termination)

« Last post by skwire on January 04, 2015, 03:23 PM »

Wow, really great app!

-lujomu (January 04, 2015, 08:13 AM)

Thanks.  I'm glad you find it useful.  =]

I really like how the app handles dropping of shortcuts (LNK files) on the action list. It creates a run action with target, argument and working directory all filled out for you. Just discovered that feature by accident ... you should maybe put that in the description - makes the creation of profiles so much easier!

-lujomu (January 04, 2015, 08:13 AM)

I probably should add that as I intentionally coded it that way.

I also have a minor suggestions if thats ok:
Would it be possible to obey environment variables? So that we could use something like '%UserProfile%\Documents\VeryImportantDocument.pdf' regardless of the current user name? Or so portable apps could be launched regardless of the current drive letter?

-lujomu (January 04, 2015, 08:13 AM)

I think this should be doable.  Let me do some testing and see what I can manage.

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N.A.N.Y. 2012 / Re: NANY 2012 Release: MPH (Media Player Hotkeys)

« Last post by skwire on January 02, 2015, 03:36 PM »

Website | Download
v1.1.1 - 2015-01-02
    + Added 'Reload' command to the popup menu.

v1.1.0 - 2014-06-30
    ! Media Player Classic (32-bit) "previous track" function didn't work
      properly.  (Thanks, Mike H.)

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release - Splat (Simple Program Launching and Termination)

« Last post by skwire on December 31, 2014, 09:29 PM »

Thanks, guys.  =]

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release - Splat (Simple Program Launching and Termination)

« Last post by skwire on December 31, 2014, 09:16 PM »

Happy New Year, all.  In regards to this program, I did not get to do as much testing as I would have liked so there are bound to be bugs a'plenty.  Apologies in advance.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / NANY 2015 Release - Splat (Simple Program Launching and Termination)

« Last post by skwire on December 31, 2014, 09:15 PM »

NANY 2015 Entry Information

Application Name	Splat (Simple Program Launching and Termination)
Supported OSes	Windows 7.  Might work, but not tested on, Windows XP/Vista/8/10
Web Page	Website
Download Link	Download
Author	Jody Holmes (Skwire Empire)

Description
Splat (Simple Program Launching and Termination) is a program that allows you to build launch profiles that can include the following: 1) Launching applications, files, folders, URLs, etc., 2) The closing/killing of processes, and 3) Starting and stopping of services.  You control the order and you can also insert two types of delays in between actions: 1) Time-based delays (wait n number of seconds before going on) and 2) CPU-usage delays (wait until the CPU usage gets below a certain percentage).  Hotkey support is extensive; each launch profile can have its own hotkey or you can use one hotkey to launch multiple profiles.  Profiles can be launched via the main interface, hotkeys, or the tray icon.  Usage examples include:

• Startup profile to control the timing and order of which apps you want to start after booting your computer.
• Pre-gaming profile to close/kill/stop unwanted processes and services.
• Post-gaming profile to open/start those same processes and services.
• URL groups to launch sets of websites.
• Development profile to start up your IDE, debugger, etc.

Screenshots



Installation
Download the zip file and extract its contents into a new folder.  Run Splat.exe to start the application.

Uninstallation
Uncheck the "Start with Windows" option if you enabled it and then delete the folder you unzipped it to.

ToDo

• Commandline parameter support to run a profile without seeing the GUI.

Notes

• If you plan to use the service starting/stopping functionality, you must run this program with administrator rights.
  
• Dragging and dropping shortcut files (.LNK) onto the form automatically pulls in any configured arguments and working directories.

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N.A.N.Y. 2012 / Re: NANY 2012 Release: RecursiView

« Last post by skwire on December 28, 2014, 08:00 PM »

Hi, lohnje, and welcome to the DonationCoder site.   

An option of showing covers of epubs in a folder would be a nice thing to have. This would then be similar to a library view.
Is this possible, either for RecursiView or another app?

-lohnje (December 28, 2014, 06:16 PM)

This isn't going to happen for RecursiView but I can recommend Calibre for all your ebook needs.

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Skwire Empire / Re: Release: SFV Ninja (Simple File Verification application)

« Last post by skwire on December 27, 2014, 10:45 PM »

I just noticed that the "Total" bar is broken. It either doesn't update at all or, when verifying newly added files, gets stuck in a partial state (bar never goes to the end). It was working fine in 1.2.6.

-xviruz (December 27, 2014, 09:56 PM)

Sorry about that.   

Website | Download
v1.2.8 - 2014-12-27
    ! Total progress bar was broken in the last build.  (Thanks, xviruz)

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Skwire Empire / Re: Release: SFV Ninja (Simple File Verification application)

« Last post by skwire on December 26, 2014, 10:59 PM »

Hi, xviruz, and welcome to the DonationCoder site.  

1. Do not remember "full screen" as the last used resolution. It's a bit annoying when the program starts up un-maximized but still takes up the entire screen.

2. Faster skips for files with saved checksums. It takes over 10 mins to go through 10k or so files that already have saved checksums when using "verify new files only" (Win 7 x64, Core i5, 8GB RAM, 7200RPM Seagate drive). I'm not sure why that is---if this is all in memory, it should very fast. If GUI is the issue, update it less frequently?

-xviruz (December 26, 2014, 08:51 PM)

Both these items should be addressed in the latest version I just uploaded.  Please test and let me know.  Links at bottom.

3. Allow the comment to display "This file has been modified" when a file's modified timestamp is later than the SFV's creation timestamp. If the timestamp metadata is pulled together with file size when scanning files, there should be no performance penalty. Though, I'd understand if you think this bloats the program in a negative way.

-xviruz (December 26, 2014, 08:51 PM)

The timestamp data is not currently pulled for each file so I'm not certain how much cumulative time this would add.  So, how important is this feature to you?  

Thanks for all your hard work.

-xviruz (December 26, 2014, 08:51 PM)

You're very welcome.  


Website | Download
v1.2.7 - 2014-12-26
    * Better window handling when launching the app after it had been closed in
      a maximised state.  (Thanks, xviruz)
    ! Fixed a slow speed issue when verifying files with an already saved
      checksum in place.  (Thanks, xviruz)

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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post

« Last post by skwire on December 25, 2014, 10:01 AM »

Gremlins.  It's always gremlins.