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Post New Requests Here / Re: auto create .lnk shortcuts for all currently installed Windows Store Apps

« Last post by 4wd on April 05, 2019, 03:17 AM »

Sorry, meant to say upload a couple of the shortcut .lnk files not icons. 

Problem I'm having is trying to get PowerShell to accept what is a virtual path, the FOLDERID_AppsFolder in the python script.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: auto create .lnk shortcuts for all currently installed Windows Store Apps

« Last post by 4wd on April 04, 2019, 03:11 PM »

I thought it might be looking at the PNG images in the Assets folder, I can get the path and executable via PowerShell but none of the executables contain an icon according to Windows.

Trouble is working out which PNG to use since due to standards the names aren't standard.

The PowerShell commands to get all the info pertaining to Apps are:
Get-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackageManifest

Also, the manifest for some apps, (eg. Photos & Video Editor) is the same since the only difference is the entry point into the app which you can see in the shortcuts my script above created:

Photos:        C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:Appsfolder\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
Video Editor: C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:Appsfolder\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!SecondaryEntry

Below is a small script that gets the App name, ID, path, executable, and logo:

Code: PowerShell [Select]

1. cls
2. $apps = (Get-StartApps)
3. #$apps | Get-Member
4. $j = 0
5. for ($i = 0; $i -lt $apps.Count; $i++) {
6.   if (($apps[$i].AppID).Contains("!")) {
7.     $j++
8.     Write-Host "Name: $($apps[$i].Name)"
9.     Write-Host "  AppID: $($apps[$i].AppID)"
10.     $package = Get-AppxPackage -Name ($apps[$i].AppID).SubString(0, ($apps[$i].AppID).IndexOf("_"))
11. #    if ($package.SignatureKind -eq "Store") {
12. #      $package | Get-Member
13.       Write-Host "  InstallLocation: $($package.InstallLocation)"
14.       $manifests = Get-AppxPackageManifest -Package $package
15.       foreach ($manifest in $manifests) {
16.         foreach($app in $manifest.Package.Applications.Application) {
17. #          $app | Get-Member
18. #          Write-Host "  Id: $($app.Id)"
19.           Write-Host "  Executable: $($app.Executable)"
20.           Write-Host "  Logo: $($manifest.Package.Properties.Logo)"
21.         }
22.       }
23. #    }
24.   }
25. }
26. Write-Host $j

The remarked lines are just me experimenting with trying to narrow down the list.

Output

Code: Text [Select]

1. Name: GetThemAll - Video Downlaoder
2.   AppID: NimbusWeb.GetThemAll-VideoDownlaoder_p5fjnfwkc9ns0!App
3.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\NimbusWeb.GetThemAll-VideoDownlaoder_2.3.2.0_x64__p5fjnfwkc9ns0
4.   Executable: NativeMessagingFFMPEG.exe
5.   Logo: Assets\StoreLogo.png
6. Name: Microsoft Edge
7.   AppID: Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge
8.   InstallLocation: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe
9.   Executable: MicrosoftEdge.exe
10.   Logo: Assets\MicrosoftEdgeSquare50x50.png
11.   Executable: MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
12.   Logo: Assets\MicrosoftEdgeSquare50x50.png
13.   Executable: MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
14.   Logo: Assets\MicrosoftEdgeSquare50x50.png
15.   Executable: MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
16.   Logo: Assets\MicrosoftEdgeSquare50x50.png
17.   Executable: MicrosoftPdfReader.exe
18.   Logo: Assets\MicrosoftEdgeSquare50x50.png
19. Name: Connect
20.   AppID: Microsoft.PPIProjection_cw5n1h2txyewy!Microsoft.PPIProjection
21.   InstallLocation: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.PPIProjection_cw5n1h2txyewy
22.   Executable: Receiver.exe
23.   Logo: Assets\StoreLogo.png
24. Name: Cortana
25.   AppID: Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy!CortanaUI
26.   InstallLocation: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy
27.   Executable: SearchUI.exe
28.   Logo: Assets\Icons\MediumTile.png
29.   Executable: RemindersShareTargetApp.exe
30.   Logo: Assets\Icons\MediumTile.png
31.   Executable: Cain.exe
32.   Logo: Assets\Icons\MediumTile.png
33. Name: Mixed Reality Portal
34.   AppID: Microsoft.Windows.HolographicFirstRun_cw5n1h2txyewy!App
35.   InstallLocation: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.HolographicFirstRun_cw5n1h2txyewy
36.   Executable: MixedRealityPortal.exe
37.   Logo: Assets\MixedRealityPortalMedTile.png
38. Name: Windows Defender Security Centre
39.   AppID: Microsoft.Windows.SecHealthUI_cw5n1h2txyewy!SecHealthUI
40.   InstallLocation: C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.SecHealthUI_cw5n1h2txyewy
41.   Executable: SecHealthUI.exe
42.   Logo: Assets\DefenderAppSplashScreen.scale-400.png
43. Name: Settings
44.   AppID: windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy!microsoft.windows.immersivecontrolpanel
45.   InstallLocation: C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel
46.   Executable: SystemSettings.exe
47.   Logo: images\logo.png
48. Name: Print 3D
49.   AppID: Microsoft.Print3D_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
50.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Print3D_3.1.2612.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
51.   Executable: Print3D.exe
52.   Logo: Assets\manifestAssets\StoreLogo.png
53. Name: Get Help
54.   AppID: Microsoft.GetHelp_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
55.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.GetHelp_10.1706.12921.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
56.   Executable: GetHelp.exe
57.   Logo: Assets\Logo.png
58. Name: Maps
59.   AppID: Microsoft.WindowsMaps_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
60.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsMaps_5.1812.10071.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
61.   Executable: Maps.exe
62.   Logo: Assets\AppTiles\MapsStoreLogo.png
63. Name: Messaging
64.   AppID: Microsoft.Messaging_8wekyb3d8bbwe!x27e26f40ye031y48a6yb130yd1f20388991ax
65.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Messaging_4.1901.10241.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
66.   Executable: MessagingApplication.exe
67.   Logo: Assets\StoreLogo.png
68. Name: Calculator
69.   AppID: Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
70.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_10.1812.10048.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
71.   Executable: Calculator.exe
72.   Logo: Assets\CalculatorStoreLogo.png
73. Name: 3D Viewer
74.   AppID: Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer_8wekyb3d8bbwe!Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer
75.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer_6.1903.4012.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
76.   Executable: 3DViewer.exe
77.   Logo: Assets\StoreLogo.png
78. Name: OneNote
79.   AppID: Microsoft.Office.OneNote_8wekyb3d8bbwe!microsoft.onenoteim
80.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Office.OneNote_16001.11425.20094.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
81.   Executable: onenoteim.exe
82.   Logo: images\OneNoteAppList.png
83. Name: Aussie TV FTW!
84.   AppID: 55758OcelotSoft.AussieTVFTW_jzcqt2s08q53y!App
85.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\55758OcelotSoft.AussieTVFTW_1.8.0.0_x64__jzcqt2s08q53y
86.   Executable: AussieTV.exe
87.   Logo: Assets\StoreLogo.png
88. Name: Alarms & Clock
89.   AppID: Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
90.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_10.1902.633.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
91.   Executable: Time.exe
92.   Logo: Assets\AlarmsStoreLogo.png
93. Name: Paint 3D
94.   AppID: Microsoft.MSPaint_8wekyb3d8bbwe!Microsoft.MSPaint
95.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MSPaint_5.1811.20017.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
96.   Executable: PaintStudio.View.exe
97.   Logo: Assets\Logos\StoreLogo\PaintApplist.png
98. Name: OverDrive - Library eBooks & Audiobooks
99.   AppID: 2FA138F6.OverDriveMediaConsole_daecb9042jmvt!App
100.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\2FA138F6.OverDriveMediaConsole_3.8.0.5_neutral__daecb9042jmvt
101.   Executable: MediaConsole.Win8.exe
102.   Logo: Assets\StoreLogo.png
103. Name: Voice Recorder
104.   AppID: Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
105.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder_10.1902.633.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
106.   Executable: SoundRec.exe
107.   Logo: Assets\VoiceRecorderStoreLogo.png
108. Name: Microsoft Store
109.   AppID: Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
110.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_11811.1001.27.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
111.   Executable: WinStore.App.exe
112.   Logo: Assets\AppTiles\StoreLogo.png
113. Name: Photos
114.   AppID: Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
115.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2019.19021.18010.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
116.   Executable: Microsoft.Photos.exe
117.   Logo: Assets\PhotosStoreLogo.png
118.   Executable: VideoProjectsLauncher.exe
119.   Logo: Assets\PhotosStoreLogo.png
120. Name: Video editor
121.   AppID: Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe!SecondaryEntry
122.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2019.19021.18010.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
123.   Executable: Microsoft.Photos.exe
124.   Logo: Assets\PhotosStoreLogo.png
125.   Executable: VideoProjectsLauncher.exe
126.   Logo: Assets\PhotosStoreLogo.png
127. Name: Camera
128.   AppID: Microsoft.WindowsCamera_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
129.   InstallLocation: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsCamera_2019.124.60.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
130.   Executable: WindowsCamera.exe
131.   Logo: Assets\WindowsIcons\StoreLogo.png
132. 23

I can try and find some correlation regarding the image they use from the Assets folder since some folders don't contain images with the same name as other Assets folders - there maybe be something in the manifest I can work from.

EDIT: Think I found where the image is specified in the manifest - can you upload a couple or so of the icons the Python script created?

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Post New Requests Here / Re: auto create .lnk shortcuts for all currently installed Windows Store Apps

« Last post by 4wd on April 04, 2019, 06:25 AM »

This Python solution works for me without running as administrator https://stackoverflow.com/a/43635956
I had to use Python 2. The .lnk shortcut files also get icons (issue 3 above).
Perhaps the approach there can be reproduced without Python.

-Nod5 (April 01, 2019, 10:18 AM)

Just as a matter of interest, what is the shortcut Target that is generated by the above script?

Does it use explorer.exe shell:.... or does it resolve to the executable?

ie. It would be easy to add an icon to the shortcut but you'd need to resolve to the executable to fetch it.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: auto create .lnk shortcuts for all currently installed Windows Store Apps

« Last post by 4wd on April 03, 2019, 02:41 PM »

Changed it a little w.r.t. what's regarded as an App.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: "IDEA" : Key Press to Replace R-Clik Navigation

« Last post by 4wd on April 03, 2019, 04:25 AM »

Shift + F10 ?

On some laptops it's sometimes the Fn + Right Control keys, (on my Dell anyway), some keyboard also use the right Windows key, (if they have one).

Or do you want a hot-key to replace the combined action: Context menu->WinAmp->Execute

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Batch file to move files (less than total size) from A to B

« Last post by 4wd on April 02, 2019, 12:02 PM »

Highly recommend what Shades said above, invest in a decent file manager.

Doing it a little differently:



Put the shortcut in C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo, edit its Properties to point to wherever you've put the script.

Edit the path to the script:

Code: Text [Select]

1. C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File "C:\PoSh\MoveMovies.ps1"

• Right-click on the folder with the movies (MP4, MKV, FLV, AVI) -> Send To -> MoveMovies
• Select the destination folder
• Enter the gigabyte value of files to move

Hitting Cancel at any requester will exit, as will running out of space, or entering a GB value out of range.

It only checks the available space on the destination once before moving files so if you happen to copy other things to the destination that reduce the expected space then the Move-Item will fail and an error will popup, (in theory).

There's also a popup when it's finished and if you enter a number out of range.

That's about it for error checking, (hey, it's a 100% improvement over my usual error checking routines).

NOTE: Windows doesn't allow Send To on root directories so it won't work for them.  Could always add a couple of lines to call the function to ask for a Source directory instead of having it passed via Send To ... an exercise for the user.

Code: PowerShell [Select]

1. <#
2.   MoveMovies.ps1
3. #>
4. param (
5.   [string]$source
6. )
7.  
8. Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
9.  
10. Function Get-Folder {
11.   $objForm = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog
12.   $objForm.Description = "Select destination folder"
13.   $objForm.SelectedPath = [System.Environment+SpecialFolder]'MyComputer'
14.   $objForm.ShowNewFolderButton = $false
15.   $result = $objForm.ShowDialog()
16.   if ($result -eq "OK") {
17.     return $objForm.SelectedPath
18.   } else {
19.     return $null
20.   }
21. }
22.  
23. Function Get-MoveSize {
24.   param (
25.     [int]$max
26.   )
27.   [void][Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('Microsoft.VisualBasic')
28.  
29.   $title = 'Move Movies'
30.   $msg = "Total GBs of files to move [1-$($max)]: "
31.  
32.   $text = [Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction]::InputBox($msg, $title)
33.   return (($text/1) * 1Gb)
34. }
35.  
36. Function Send-Notification {
37. # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/windows-scripting/x83z1d9f(v=vs.84)
38.   param (
39.     [string]$msg,
40.     [int]$type
41.   )
42.   $wshell = New-Object -ComObject Wscript.Shell -ErrorAction Stop
43.   $wshell.Popup($msg, 0, "MoveMovies", $type) | Out-Null
44. }
45.  
46.  
47. $dest = (Get-Folder)
48. if ($dest -ne $null) {
49.   # Get disk volume label
50.   $dDrive = ($dest | Split-Path -Qualifier)
51.   # Get disk free space, round down to nearest whole number
52.   $dFree = [math]::Round((gwmi Win32_LogicalDisk -Filter "DeviceID='$($dDrive)'").FreeSpace / 1Gb)
53. } else {
54.   break
55. }
56.  
57. $moveSize = (Get-MoveSize $dFree)
58. if (($moveSize -lt 1) -or ($moveSize -gt ($dFree * 1Gb))) {
59.   Send-Notification "Input outside acceptable range!" 16
60.   break
61. }
62.  
63. Write-Host $dest $moveSize $dDrive ($dFree * 1Gb)
64.  
65. # Get list of videos in source directory
66. $videos = (Get-ChildItem "$($source)\*" -Include *.mp4,*.mkv,*.flv,*.avi | Sort Name)
67. for ($i = 0; $i -lt $videos.Count; $i++) {
68.   if ($videos[$i].Length -lt $moveSize) {
69.     Move-Item -LiteralPath "$($videos[$i].FullName)" -Destination "$($dest)"
70.     if ($?) {
71.       $moveSize -= $videos[$i].Length
72.     } else {
73.       Send-Notification "Moving file failed!" 16
74.       break
75.     }
76.   } else {
77.     Send-Notification "Maximum number of files moved into space available/allowed" 64
78.     break
79.   }
80. }

482

General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by 4wd on April 02, 2019, 03:58 AM »

"Prevents others from tampering with important security features."

By others they probably mean anyone who isn't Microsoft themselves and that switch is just there as a placebo effect.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: auto create .lnk shortcuts for all currently installed Windows Store Apps

« Last post by 4wd on April 01, 2019, 11:43 AM »

To get the script to work on my PC I had to do these things
- the multi line comments at the top gave errors, but changing /* and */ to <# and #> fixed that.

-Nod5 (April 01, 2019, 10:18 AM)

Ooops, my bad, I added the comment after pasting into the post ... should've tested it.
I've updated the code/archive.
 

- run the cmd window as administrator
- add the Bypass argument, like so

Wasn't necessary if run from a PowerShell console, even just right-click on the script and choose Run with Powershell but you'd bump up against the ExecutionPolicy restriction - which does get to be a real PITA sometimes.  In theory you can right-click->Properties and select something like Trust this file under the Security tab ... but I haven't seen it for awhile so I may be mis-remembering.

Shouldn't need Admin privileges since you're only writing to a directory that the user owns anyway ... just tried it here, no Admin required, just had to answer '(Y)es' to the ExecutionPolicy question that pops up.

The same task can also be created manually (and deleted if no longer needed) through the Task Scheduler (win+I and search for "schedule tasks").
Not a very end-user friendly way to set this up though.

Perhaps this post which shows setting/deleting a scheduled task in Powershell may help?

Give the task a static name and have the script just check if it's there at each run using schtasks /query <taskname>, implement if it isn't and have an optional argument to the script Apps2Shortcut.ps1 -Remove to remove it if the task is no longer required.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: auto create .lnk shortcuts for all currently installed Windows Store Apps

« Last post by 4wd on April 01, 2019, 04:40 AM »

Simple Powershell script, it'll create an "Installed-Apps" folder on the Desktop and populate it with shortcuts for installed ... err ... apps.

For this purpose it regards any AUMID that contains a ! and doesn't end in .exe as a valid app - as distinct from every program installed.

Run it from a Powershell console using: .\Apps2Shortcut.ps1

For some reason I couldn't get it to run from a shortcut but that's probably my fault.

You will probably get an error if you run the extracted script from the archive due to Execution Policy, there are 3 solutions:

• Copy/Paste the script below as a new script
• Mark the script as trusted, (it has a zone identifier in its ADS which marks it as not from the local machine)
• Change your Execution Policy using Set-ExecutionPolicy

Standard Disclaimer: Works for me 

Code: PowerShell [Select]

1. <#
2.   Apps2Shortcut.ps1
3. #>
4. Function Create-Shortcut {
5.   param (
6.     [string]$name,
7.     [string]$aumid
8.   )
9.   # Create a Shortcut with Windows PowerShell
10.   $WScriptShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
11.   $Shortcut = $WScriptShell.CreateShortcut($name)
12.   $Shortcut.TargetPath = "$env:SystemRoot\explorer.exe"
13.   $Shortcut.Arguments = "shell:Appsfolder\$($aumid)"
14.   $Shortcut.Save()
15. }
16.  
17. $DesktopPath = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop")
18.  
19. if (!(Test-Path "$($DesktopPath)\Installed-Apps")) {
20.   New-Item "$($DesktopPath)\Installed-Apps" -ItemType Directory | Out-Null
21. }
22.  
23. $apps = (Get-StartApps)
24. for ($i = 0; $i -lt $apps.Count; $i++) {
25.   if (($apps[$i].AppID).contains("!") -and (($apps[$i].AppID).Substring(($apps[$i].AppID).Length - 4) -ne '.exe')) {
26.     Create-Shortcut "$($DesktopPath)\Installed-Apps\$($apps[$i].Name).lnk" $apps[$i].AppID
27.   }
28. }

Hopefully you'll end up with something like this:



To run a Powershell command from AHK you'll probably need to use: powershell.exe -C "Get-StartApps | Out-File D:\test.txt"

Use -C to run commands directly, -F to run a script.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Listing the unused

« Last post by 4wd on March 30, 2019, 06:57 AM »

List files sorted by Last Access time:

Code: Text [Select]

1. dir <file spec> /s /od /ta

eg. List all MP3 files on D:\

Code: Text [Select]

1. d:
2. cd \
3. dir *.mp3 /s /od /ta

486

General Software Discussion / Re: youtube downloader?

« Last post by 4wd on March 30, 2019, 06:52 AM »

SlimJet browser and hit the download button.

-4wd (March 18, 2019, 01:34 PM)

tnx. free?

-holt (March 19, 2019, 09:32 PM)

Yep

https://www.slimjet.com/

-4wd (March 19, 2019, 10:09 PM)

It works! Tnx!
I need a YT banner ad blocker now. =)

-holt (March 29, 2019, 12:57 PM)

SlimJet is based on Chrome sourcecode so try Video Adblocker for Youtube

487

Living Room / Re: Share your photos! Travel shots, photoblogs, etc.

« Last post by 4wd on March 24, 2019, 05:11 AM »

Sunny but bloody cold.

488

Living Room / Re: Share your photos! Travel shots, photoblogs, etc.

« Last post by 4wd on March 22, 2019, 01:30 PM »

Brexit got delayed...also...Are you up near Whitby?

-Stephen66515 (March 22, 2019, 12:49 PM)

Yep ... on both counts.

At Staithes for 6 months.

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Living Room / Re: Share your photos! Travel shots, photoblogs, etc.

« Last post by 4wd on March 22, 2019, 12:39 AM »

Greetings from the UK, it's Brexit -7 days (+/- nobody knows and probably no longer cares).

Which leads to:

490

Living Room / Re: Got new phone, is there an easy way to transfer my settings/apps/data?

« Last post by 4wd on March 22, 2019, 12:14 AM »

Doesn't Moto have a transfer app?

-x16wda (March 21, 2019, 05:37 PM)

Not for at least 2 years, out of interest I went looking when I got my G5+

Google's backup of apps/settings is hit or miss, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, sometimes you can't even enable it - which I can't even though It has worked on my current phone previously.

The only 100% working method I've found is unlock the bootloader, install TWRP, root it using Magisk or something else, and then install Titanium Backup + Root - something I've done with every Android device I've ever bought.

491

General Software Discussion / Re: youtube downloader?

« Last post by 4wd on March 19, 2019, 10:09 PM »

SlimJet browser and hit the download button.

-4wd (March 18, 2019, 01:34 PM)

tnx. free?

-holt (March 19, 2019, 09:32 PM)

Yep

https://www.slimjet.com/

492

General Software Discussion / Re: youtube downloader?

« Last post by 4wd on March 18, 2019, 01:34 PM »

SlimJet browser and hit the download button.

493

Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Mass convert already locally saved html (+htm +mht) files to pdf

« Last post by 4wd on March 17, 2019, 06:57 AM »

Just need to test for the existence of the output file:

Code: PowerShell [Select]

1. if (!(Test-Path $outFile)) {
2. ...
3. }

Added, try it now, (haven't tested it but it should work).

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Mass convert already locally saved html (+htm +mht) files to pdf

« Last post by 4wd on March 16, 2019, 07:49 PM »

Many thanks again to 4wd for the great help.

-jity2 (March 16, 2019, 09:24 AM)

Thanks, edited my OP, now does the lot, (.html, .htm, .mht).

Updated

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Mass convert already locally saved html (+htm +mht) files to pdf

« Last post by 4wd on March 16, 2019, 08:19 AM »

I don't know if this is possible but it would be great if the Powershell could exclude converting htm and html files that are smaller than 3ko ?

-jity2 (March 16, 2019, 06:48 AM)

You already have the answer, same idea as deleting the small PDFs.

Code: PowerShell [Select]

1. $aFiles = (Get-ChildItem -Include *.html,*.htm -Path ($srcFolder + "*") -Recurse | Where-Object {$_.Length -gt 3kb} )

As for Chrome, I couldn't get it to work from PowerShell either, I'll have another look when I have time.

But you do have the args wrong, should be:

Code: PowerShell [Select]

1. $args = "`"$($infile)`" --headless --print-to-pdf=`"$($outFile)`""

Just the arguments for the command.

Could try adding a working directory also:

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1. Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -Wait -NoNewWindow -ArgumentList $args -WorkingDirectory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application"

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Mass convert already locally saved html (+htm +mht) files to pdf

« Last post by 4wd on March 15, 2019, 05:41 PM »

Added *.htm to the Get-ChildItem filter so no need to edit and run separately, (not tested but works in other scripts - just remove it if there's a problem).

As for .mht, you could use PowerShell to pass them through the IE core to output as PDF ... so goes the theory.

Alternatively, convert to HTML first then run the script, interesting blog post: http://raywoodcocksl...-html-mht-files.html

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Mass convert already locally saved html (+htm +mht) files to pdf

« Last post by 4wd on March 15, 2019, 07:50 AM »

Something quick in PowerShell using wkhtmltopdf, (put the executable in the same directory as the script), and Chrome.

Recursively converts .html, .htm, and .mht to PDF files.

Btw, if it looks familiar, 90% came from here.


Run it from a PoSh console or use a shortcut with the following as the Target, (assuming shortcut in the same folder as the script):

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1. %SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -sta -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "CTP.ps1"

CTP.ps1

Code: PowerShell [Select]

1. <#
2.   CTP.ps1
3.  
4.   Convert .htm(l) and .mht to PDF
5. #>
6.  
7. Function Get-Folder {
8.   Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
9.   $FolderBrowser = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog
10.   [void]$FolderBrowser.ShowDialog()
11.   $temp = $FolderBrowser.SelectedPath
12.   If($temp -eq '') {Exit}
13.   Return $temp
14. }  
15.  
16. If($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 3) {
17.   Write-Host '** Script requires at least Powershell V3 **'
18. } else {
19.   Write-Host 'Choose input folder: ' -NoNewline -BackgroundColor DarkGreen -ForegroundColor White
20.   $srcFolder = (Get-Folder)
21.   Write-Host $srcFolder
22.   Write-Host 'Choose output folder: ' -NoNewline -BackgroundColor DarkGreen -ForegroundColor White
23.   Do {$dstFolder = (Get-Folder)} While($dstFolder -eq $srcFolder)
24.   Write-Host $dstFolder
25.  
26.   # PowerShell doesn't care how many stacked '\' there are in a path, multiples will always be seen as one
27.   # ie. C:\\\\Windows = C:\Windows
28.   # Means you can just add to the path without worrying about the trailing character
29.   # Collect all files bigger than 3kB
30.   $aFiles = (Get-ChildItem -Include *.html,*.htm,*.mht -Path ($srcFolder + "\*") -Recurse | Where-Object {$_.Length -gt 3kb} )
31.   for($i = 0; $i -lt $aFiles.Count; $i++) {
32.     $inFile = [string]$aFiles[$i]
33. # Substitute destination folder for source folder and tack .pdf on the end
34. # Could probably replace the extension instead ... but laziness and all that
35.     $outFile = $dstFolder + $inFile.Replace($srcFolder, "") + '.pdf'
36. # If output file doesn't exist then process
37.     if (!(Test-Path $outFile)) {
38. # Grab the parent of the output file, create the folder structure if it doesn't exist
39.       $temp = Split-Path $outFile -Parent
40.       if (!(Test-Path $temp)) {
41.         New-Item $temp -ItemType Directory | Out-Null
42.       }
43.  
44.       Write-Host 'File:' $inFile -BackgroundColor DarkBlue -ForegroundColor Yellow
45. # Switch command based on the last 3 characters of the file name, anything that isn't 'mht' gets processed
46. # as htm(l)
47.       switch ($inFile.Substring([Math]::Max($inFile.Length - 3, 0))) {
48.         mht {
49.           $args = "`"$($inFile)`" --headless --print-to-pdf=`"$($outFile)`""
50.           Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -Wait -NoNewWindow -ArgumentList $args
51.           }
52.         default {
53.           $args = "-p 127.0.0.1 -q `"$($inFile)`" `"$($outFile)`""
54.           Start-Process -FilePath ".\wkhtmltopdf.exe" -Wait -NoNewWindow -ArgumentList $args
55.           }
56.       }
57.     }
58.   }
59. }
60. Write-Host ''
61. Write-Host 'Close window to exit ...'
62. cmd /c pause | out-null

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Living Room / Re: Looking for "Smart"watch Recommendations

« Last post by 4wd on March 06, 2019, 11:40 PM »

Jokes aside, now I gotta go research the bip 2 and see if I need to wait for it or not.

-nite_monkey (March 06, 2019, 09:22 PM)

Not really much concrete info available atm just hearsay, speculation, rumours, and wish lists.  The pre-order page that was up is no longer accessible but the specs it had were similar to the BIP1 with the exceptions:

• 5ATM Water Resistance
• No Barometric sensor
• A little narrower

But I'd wait until it appeared on Amazfit's website before taking those as gospel.

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Living Room / Re: Looking for "Smart"watch Recommendations

« Last post by 4wd on March 06, 2019, 06:19 PM »

Just a couple of notes on the BIP:

• For the basic stuff nothing other than the supplied app is required, (Mi Fit), so it's fine for Notifications, Step Counter, Heart Rate, Sleep Analysis, etc, etc.
• The BIP2 is soon to be available, (was available for pre-order for a short time) - 5ATM Water Resistance, slightly narrower, loses the Barometric sensor, albeit at a higher price - but it may prompt sales on the BIP1.

I think Apple has the best Smart Watch.

-Sean123 (March 06, 2019, 06:04 PM)

I'm looking for a smartwatch that won't murder my bank, has good battery life, and that will let me view my [Android] phone's notifications without having to take it out of my pocket.

-nite_monkey (March 06, 2019, 10:52 AM)

0 out of 3 ain't that bad ... I guess.

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Living Room / Re: How to calculate the area of a graph?

« Last post by 4wd on March 06, 2019, 03:42 PM »

http://www.mathwords...ea_under_a_curve.htm

-wraith808 (March 06, 2019, 10:14 AM)

Bearing in mind it's been 40+ years since I had to stare cross-eyed at this stuff I would have thought that since the graph was seemingly created using sampled data rather than a formula that you would have had to use the age old method of slicing and dicing the area into trapezoids, calculating their area, and then adding them together?

Or given the data you could probably just stick it into Excel and have it do it.