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jeffw_00
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So I have problems with PH re-establishing communication with PLC after a reboot. disconnecting/reconnecting PLC fixed it, but I discovered today that it can also be fixed with a simple Re-init of powerhome.
I -believe- the problem is due to powerhome trying to connect to the PLC on powerup before the USB drivers are loaded.
So I would like to delay the startup of powerhome. Obviously I can write a DOS script that waits 30sec before starting Powerhome, but when I do this...
doze 30 (doze.exe is a useful DOS program)
cd c:\progra~1\powerhome
start pwrhome.exe
Powerhome starts up properly, but NOT Minimized! I can't seem to get it to start minimized unless I call it from the startup folder directory.
Does anyone know how to do a delayed startup of powerhome where it minimizes? Thanks!
(As a work-around, I'm doing a re-init 60 sec after it initialized - not better, since events that were scheduled before the re-init could be lost - which could be quite a number if the PC went down due to a power outage)
Thanks!
/j
Edited by jeffw_00 - July 04 2009 at 19:59
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This might help, but does not answer your question directly....
What I do is use the ph_windowstate(1) command in a "start-up" macro to minimize the PH window.
Edited by smarty - July 06 2009 at 11:37
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jeffw_00
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i can try that -thanks
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Would START /MIN powerhome.exe work?
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jeffw_00
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Hi Beachbum. thanks for the post.
Try it, I did. Didn't work for me.
That's why I posted 8-}
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jeffw_00
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thanks smarty...
doze 30
cd c:\progra~1\powerhome
start pwrhome.exe
and use ph_windowstate(1) as the first line in the init macro
cool!
/j
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