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Test for person using the computer? Troy Carpenter Fri, 18 Sep 1998 21:18:48 -0400

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Hi everyone,

I'll admit to not looking in the manual before asking this, but here goes:

I want ECS to know if someone is using the computer in any way, shape, or form. 
 I know there is the keyboard key command, but it only detects you if you are 
using ECS.  What I need is a more "system" wide knowledge, similar to how 
screen savers know when to kick in after some time of inactivity.

I am trying to replace W95's SAGE (aka System Agent) and have been able to 
duplicate all necessary aspects of it with ECS except "wait x minutes after 
last use" (for those not familiar with System Agent, you can schedule a program 
to run at a certain time, but only after you have not used your computer for x 
number of minutes...eg: start task A at 2:00 AM AND I have not used my computer 
for 10 minutes).

I want to set a count-up timer which counts how long it has been since the last 
use of the computer, either via the keyboard or mouse, whether or not ECS is 
the active window or not, and use that time in my schedules.

I will also share what I learned today from the Microsoft web site so you too 
can get rid of SAGE and use ECS to schedule your scandisks and defrags (the two 
main programs that use SAGE functionality).

Troy

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