Hi Any ideas on how I could create the above mockup, for real? I would like; RAM - Display shows in log (bottom) - Open display system properties Scheduled Tasks - Display shows in log - Open opens up the scheduled tasks control panel applet Backup Directory - Display show which it will go to - Open opens it up in explorer Check Raid - Checks if the Software RAID is healthy - Open opens up Disk Management I thought of the idea, then I prtscn'd the XAMPP Control Panel for the mockup. Please tell me if it is possible to do as shown in the mockup. Thanks in advance, Panarchy
Its very much possible and there are API to be doing this. Opening Task manager can be done using just launching "taskmgr.exe"
Using the WinAPI? Alright. Well I did some research yesterday, pretty sure this includes all; Scheduled Tasks http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394601(VS.85).aspx Disk Management http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300415 (CLI) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa363986(VS.85).aspx OCTL_DISK_PERFORMANCE: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365183(VS.85).aspx RAM http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366589(VS.85).aspx My question is, how do I link all the above into a GUI program like the mockup I created before? Thanks in advance for any more help with this, Panarchy
Sorry, I still don't understand how to do that. Please explain. Thanks in advance, Panarchy PS: Once this is finished and working perfectly, I'll put it on SourceForge or the microsoft one... codeplex?
Hi Panarchy, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code: system("sysdm.cpl"); -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code: system("control schedtasks"); -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code: system("start \"C:\\MyBackup\""); (assuming your Backup dir is C:\MyBackup) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code: system("diskmgmt.msc"); -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My pleasure :biggrin:
Thanks mate. However, here is what my current code looks like; Code: #include <windows.h> #include <tchar.h> #include <iostream> #ifdef UNICODE #define tcout wcout #else #define tcout cout #endif int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hinstance, HINSTANCE hprevious, LPSTR cmdline, int cmdshow) { STARTUPINFO si = {0}; PROCESS_INFORMATION pi = {0}; TCHAR lpCmdLine[MAX_PATH] = {0}; ::ExpandEnvironmentStrings(_T("\"%ProgramFiles%\\Symantec\\LiveUpdate\\LUALL.exe\""), lpCmdLine, MAX_PATH); std::tcout << _T("Command line : ") << lpCmdLine << std::endl; BOOL bRet = ::CreateProcess(NULL, lpCmdLine, NULL, NULL, FALSE, CREATE_NO_WINDOW, NULL, NULL, &si, &pi); ShellExecute(NULL, TEXT("open"), TEXT("control"), TEXT("schedtasks\0"), NULL, SW_HIDE); ShellExecute(NULL, TEXT("open"), TEXT("control"), TEXT("sysdm.cpl"), NULL, SW_HIDE); ShellExecute(NULL, TEXT("open"), TEXT("diskmgmt.msc"), NULL, NULL, SW_HIDE); { if( reinterpret_cast<int>(ShellExecute(NULL, "explore", "\\\\panarchy\\share", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL)) <= 32) if( reinterpret_cast<int>(ShellExecute(NULL, "explore", "D:\\BackYouUp\\", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL)) <= 32) { ShellExecute(NULL, "explore", "C:\\Backups\\bac\\", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL); } } return 0; } Does the trick, however it could be much better. If I could programmically see if the partitions/drives are Healthy, then print whether or not it is within the textbox, that would save some time. Also, having the option to open Disk Management instead/as well as, would be very useful. Same goes for the others. For scheduled tasks, the last result field would be the one I'd be looking at. For System Properties, it would be RAM. Would it be possible to implement the aforementioned code within a GUI program, like the one I first mentioned? Even if you could just help me by getting the Open button working, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance, Panarchy
So, if I could please have some help with getting this to work, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance, Panarchy
Greetings, I've worked out a ⅓ of the problem, to be specific, I've worked out the 'Open' button; Code: System::Diagnostics::Process::Start("diskmgmt.msc"); Still to work out; - How to use System:iagnostics::Process::Start with if & else command - Programming the Display button Please help me work those out! Thanks in advance, Panarchy