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#71079 - 2002-10-24 01:41 AM script to display a message once a day
cigaweed74 cigaweed74 Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-04-08 Posts: 20	Hi, I need some ideas on how to write a script that only displays the message box if it is the user's first loggon on the day, until the next day... thanks...
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#71080 - 2002-10-24 02:23 AM Re: script to display a message once a day
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	use a check file on users home share. logon.ini or log or txt. reading from there shouldn't be a problem and when used as ini, all you need to have there is the logon day. if the file does not exist, assume not ever logged in. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#71081 - 2002-10-24 02:47 AM Re: script to display a message once a day
cigaweed74 cigaweed74 Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-04-08 Posts: 20	Lonkero, Can you please post a sample script for me.... thanks,
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#71082 - 2002-10-24 02:53 AM Re: script to display a message once a day
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	well, let's pull something from head: code: $time=readprofilestring(@homedir+"\logon.log","Logon Info","LastLogon") if @date<>$time ;first logon today $nul=writeprofilestring(@homedir+"\logon.log","Logon Info","LastLogon",@date) ;do here what you want to do. endif _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#71083 - 2002-10-24 03:43 AM Re: script to display a message once a day
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Or use the registry: code: $key='HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\KiXtart' if readvalue($key,'QOTD')<>@DATE $rc=writevalue($key,'QOTD',@DATE,'REG_SZ') ; display quote of the day endif [ 24. October 2002, 03:44: Message edited by: sealeopard ] _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#71084 - 2002-10-24 03:58 AM Re: script to display a message once a day
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	ok, updated thoughts... you should every time clear the file before writing. del it and so on. as user can be so wise that they put the read only flag on. then, what jens suggested, thought myself too but it requires that user logs on same machine every time. that's why I skipped it as option. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#71085 - 2002-10-24 04:07 AM Re: script to display a message once a day
Waltz Waltz Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2002-08-01 Posts: 485 Loc: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada	...or readline() a 'syslogon.log' for the @userid @date etc...{Edit}Lonkero...This assumes (I know, never assume)that domain logons are recorded in a file (eg syslogon.log) which could be read to determine a user's logon activity...{/Edit} [ 24. October 2002, 15:36: Message edited by: Waltz ] _________________________ We all live in a Yellow Subroutine...
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#71086 - 2002-10-24 04:32 AM Re: script to display a message once a day
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	syslogon.log? _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#71087 - 2002-10-24 04:39 AM Re: script to display a message once a day
Howard Bullock Howard Bullock KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-09-15 Posts: 5809 Loc: Harrisburg, PA USA	To me, @YDayNo would seem to be the easiest to piece of info to build this one message a day code around. I would use the registry to store the @YDayNo of the last message viewed. The key\value HKCU\software\Local\messagenumber for NT and higher and use HKLM on Win9x computer. Basically, if the value store in the registry is less than the current @YDayNo then show the message and then update the registry. _________________________ Home page: http://www.kixhelp.com/hb/
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#71088 - 2002-10-24 04:43 AM Re: script to display a message once a day
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	hoby, assuming again that user uses only one wksta? ydayno is goodie ok, just like is date. there is no need to check if day is lower or creater, as probably the user hasn't logged on in the future, so simple string comparison (if different) will do... I quess. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#71089 - 2002-10-24 03:26 PM Re: script to display a message once a day
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Lonkero: If the user has roaming profiles, then the registry key will stick with the user and the user will only get the message once a day. Exemption: User logs into multiple machines before logging off other machines. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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