everyday logon and print

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timle
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everyday logon and print

Post by timle » Tue Oct 01, 2019 10:23 pm

Hello,
I would like to at certain time of day open the same document and print. I can do that with script but It doesn't run if the computer is logoff

Thank you

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Re: everyday logon and print

Post by Dorian (MJT support) » Wed Oct 02, 2019 1:42 pm

Hi,

I think this article might answer your question : https://help.mjtnet.com/article/14-why- ... logged-out
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Re: everyday logon and print

Post by JRL » Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:20 pm

Hi timle,
Though its true that UI events can't be performed while your screen is locked, non-UI events can. If you can find a way to print your documents from a command line they can be printed while the screen is locked. To demonstrate, the following script will lock your screen and print a test document to your default printer while the screen is locked using WordPad. Wordpad can also print .doc and .docx files. Also note there is a difference between "logged off" and "locked screen". If you are logged off, your user session is not running so none of your applications, including Macro Scheduler, are not running. Command line printing will only work if you are "logged in" but your screen is locked like in the case of pressing WinKey + L.

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//Will lock workstation.  Same as pressing WinKey+L
RunProgram>cmd /c rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation
//
//Wait for screen to be locked.
Wait>10
//
DeleteFile>%desktop_dir%\test.rtf
//
//Save TEST.RTF file to desktop
LabelToVar>Testing,vdata
WriteLn>%desktop_dir%\test.rtf,wres,vData
Wait>1
//
//Print the file from command line using WordPad
//Wordpad will also print .DOC and .DOCX files
RunProgram>C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\Wordpad.exe %desktop_dir%\test.rtf /p
//
//
/*
Testing:
{\rtf1\ansi\deff0\nouicompat{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Calibri;}}
{\*\generator Riched20 10.0.18362}\viewkind4\uc1 
\pard\sa200\sl276\slmult1\f0\fs22\lang9 This is a test\par
\par
}
*/

timle
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Re: everyday logon and print

Post by timle » Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:42 pm

thank you

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