I have an Access VBA macro that generates a report, saves it in .pdf and then sends it by e-mail using CDO. Everything works fine if I run it manually or if I set it to be run on Task Scheduler with the security option "Run only when user is logged on". However, if I set the option to "Run whether user is logged on or not" (even with the option "Run with highest privileges") the program crashes on the second line of:
strFileFullPath = CurrentProject.Path & "\Test Report.pdf"
DoCmd.OutputTo acOutputReport, strReportName, acFormatPDF, strFileFullPath
with the error
Microsoft Access can't save the output data to the file you've
selected.
I am pretty sure that this happens because the macro runs with other user in the background. I have been searching for a solution but all I have found is that it is not possible and that I should change for other printing methods, such as PDF Creator (which brings a lot of other issues).
I am using Access 2016 in Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard.
It sounds crazy, but after a few days with no results, I managed to solve my problem just by creating these two empty folders:
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\Desktop
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\Desktop
All the credits to Faye's comment on the bottom of this page: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askperf/2015/02/18/help-my-scheduled-task-does-not-run/
Although the comment regards Excel, it solved my issue on Access. It seems that is related with Office having trouble with running some processes (in my case, a pdf generation) in non-interactive mode (which is the mode that Task Scheduler runs when "Run whether user is logged on or not" is checked).
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I am currently working on a Kiosk for my company, the point for me is to create a powershell script that will create a user and directly assign it as a Kiosk user with Microsoft Edge Chromium. It works fine with the windows settings but thats not how we need to make it. But when I want to make the command with powershell
Set-AssignedAccess -AUMID "MSEdge" -UserSID "USERSID"
When i do it this way I get this error :
New-CimInstance : One or multiple parameter values passed to the method are not valid.
So I managed to get another AUMID which is : Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
The command is a success after that but in the end when I connect to the Kiosk user it keeps on blinking loading blue screen and never pops out Microsoft Edge.
Does someone knows about this ?
Thank you.
Try using this AUMID Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge.
This works for Windows Versions below 21H2.
I cannot help you at this time with the version above 21H2.
I'm implementing a functionality which runs in background(without Taskpanel), where I can POST the word document data to REST API through the ExecuteFunctions. my question here is How can I debug the Function file? I tried printing through the console logs and also tried to debug through F12 and Visual studio tools, but didn't work. I have created word add-in using YO Office generator.
To answer the question as is, simplest way of debugging the functions is through the Web experience (https://onedrive.live.com), where they will print stuff on the console.
You should probably check out this answer though: Run add-in without showing taskpane?
You really can't run background tasks without having a TaskPane. Functions are meant to just plainly execute something and exit. That means; upon clicking the Function button, you can make a request and upload some data, but you can't really keep a connection open and upload periodically after just one click.
I am getting the error
Watir::Exception::UnknownObjectException: unable to locate element, using
{:id=>"submitLogin", :tag_name=>"input"}
from /Users/ktobo/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/
gems/watir-webdriver-0.9.1/lib/watir-webdriver/elements/element.rb:536:in
`assert_element_found'
when running an Rspec test using Watir webdriver with Firefox.
# select "Pay with my PayPal account"
#browser.span(:class, 'buttonAsLink').when_present.click
#browser.text_field(:id, 'login_email').when_present(15).set(hsh[:email])
#browser.text_field(:id, 'login_password').when_present(15).set(hsh[:password])
#browser.input(:id, 'submitLogin').when_present.when_enabled.click
#browser.input(:id, 'continue').when_present.click
If I execute these steps one-by-one in a console, everything's great. When running the test with run.rb, the first click action seems to fail to select the "Pay with my PayPal account" span. I'm not sure why it doesn't fail on that step. If I manually click that link after the failure, I see that the password field is not populated, so something seems to be going awry before the fourth line.
Even with the when_present calls, this is most likely a race condition if it works step by step in irb, but not when run together directly. When debugging it is often useful to put a (long-ish) sleep before the problem step just to see if you are hitting a race condition. If the sleep fixes it, then you know what the problem is and just need to figure out the right thing to wait for before clicking.
Another possibility is that this could be an issue where the browser being in the "active window" in the operating system matters. (Commands should work the same way, regardless, but this isn't always the case).
Additionally, running the test with Chrome to see if you have the same issues is also helpful in troubleshooting.
If none of this works, please update your question with an url or the html you are interacting with.
On a side note, I'm surprised that nesting when_present & when_enabled works. when enabled probably should include present? as a precondition, I'll look into doing that.
How can I create a program that controls my computer based on commands which I have entered ahead of time.
For example:
My application should at 6pm enter facebook, enter my user credentials to log me in, and then leave a comment in the comment field which I have entered at 1PM.
Told means commend that I stored in this software.
My background is c++ and I realize programming philosophy since I program in machine language-I'm electrical engineer.
Thanks
Is this just for your own personal usage?
If so, I would advise not actually trying to develop an application yourself for this but instead use a Macro program. About 8 years ago when I was extremeley inexperienced at programming or doing anything, I used some macro programs to create bots in games, so doing something as trivial as logging you in would be simple.
Just have it..
Launch C:/Program Files/Mozilla/Firefox.exe (or something similar)
Press F6
Type: "http://www.facebook.com"
Press ENTER
Check pixel at local XXX x YYY to see if you are already logged in, in which case you don't need to enter your username and password
If you are not logged in, move mouse to coords XXX and left click.
Type username
Repeat for password.
Press ENTER
Navigate to profile.
Check the time on your system. If time is not 1PM, wait one minute and try again.
Repeat above.
Time is now 1PM so post your message.
End macro.
You could make that using a program like Macro Express within about 10 minutes. It also has a Capture editor, so that you can record your own macro and then edit it as you require.
http://www.macros.com/
This answer obviously assumes it is for personal usage.
I am looking for an inverse version of "RunOnceEx".
RunOnceEx does run some program, before the user's shell(desktop&taskbar) start. The login progress will not continue before the runonceex complete.
I want to do exact the same but on user logout.
When she/he logout, all running program shutdown, leaving shell(desktop&taskbar), then ""I wish my program will be execute this moment"", finally logout.
I think it is possible because the "mobsync.exe" is doing that. But I cannot find where and how to do it.
Warning, as said here, gpedit.msc will allow you to configure a logoff script for all users.
If you need that script only for one user, you need to declare it directly in the registry, both in HKCU and HKLM.
To run this only for the current user, you can use WMI to get an information when a shutdown/logout occurs.
Either you write a small C# (or any other language that can use WMI) application or vbs script to listen on the Win32_ComputerShutdownEvent WMI event.
An example C# app can be found here in this question: Get Log off event from system
found in the first result on google for me
To execute a program you can create a script to run it and use group policy to enforce it.
In Group Policy Editor navigate to User Configuration-->Windows Settings-->Scripts (Logon/Logoff)
more information here
If you want a running program to execute code on logoff, then you should hook the WM_QUERYENDSESSION message and look for an lParam value of ENDSESSION_LOGOFF (0x80000000).
It's important to test for this lParam value because the other ones indicate a "forced close" - i.e. your process may be killed before your code is even allowed to run. In fact, most shutdown/session-end messages are only intended to give you an opportunity to run last-minute cleanup code and aren't that safe to respond to with long-running actions; but this particular combination should be OK.
Note: I've never tried to actually run a separate process in response to the WM_QUERYENDSESSION message. It's possible that the window manager will disallow this, like it does during shutdown. Try it and see, I guess.
If you're in a .NET environment (you didn't specify), a quicker way is to add an event handler to the Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents.SessionEnding event.
What you need is an implementation of GINA. You can run your custom commands in WlxIsLogoffOk function, which gets called when the user initiates a logoff
Once you create the proper GINA dll you can register it here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\#GinaDLL
Here is an implementation which may fit your needs (it provides a Logoff registry key where you could specify your command):
http://wwwthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/~frink/newgina_pre09/readme.html
As VonC and TFD already mentioned, the Group Policy Editor is just another way to manipulate the registry.
Just make with gpedit the changes (in Userconfig - Windows Settings - Scripts) you like and afterwards take a look in the registry at [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Scripts]
to find out how you can do that directly.
Also on my PC (hanging in a domain) is a hidden folder C:\WINDOWS\System32\GroupPolicy with subfolders for user and machine. Both having additional subfolders called Shutdown and Startup. Maybe you can also use these ones.
If you need something simple and working for a single (or any) user you can make a simple application in C++ or C# for example.
The simplest is having a C# in tray (by simply adding the tray component to the form) and register and event handler for the FormClosing event. It'd look like this:
private void Form1_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
if (e.CloseReason != CloseReason.UserClosing)
{
// It's not the user closing the application,
// Let's do whatever you want here, for example starting a process
Process notePad = new Process();
notePad.StartInfo.FileName = "notepad.exe";
notePad.StartInfo.Arguments = "ProcessStart.cs";
notePad.Start();
}
}
So your application will be started with Windows or with the user. It'll wait (using a little bit of memory) and will do something when the system shuts down, or the user log off, etc (by checking "CloseReason" above).