Xutils v1.0
Copyright © 2005 Artur Dorochowicz
Released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
Table of contents
- Overview
- List of services
- Installation
- Description of services
- History
- Contacting the author
Xutils plugin for PowerPro is a set of miscellaneous services.
It has been tested on Windows XP only. Some of the services require Windows XP or newer operating system.
The plugin must be placed in PowerPro's 'plugins' directory. After that its services can be used just like services of any other plugin. Read PowerPro's help for general information on using plugins.
Ejects CD in the specified CD drive. Without parameter ejects first CD drive in the system.
Parameters
Return value
No return value.
Closes door of specified CD drive. Without parameter closes door of the first CD drive in the system.
Parameters
Return value
No return value.
Enables operating system idle timers. There are two idle timers: system idle timer and display idle timer, their timeout values can be defined in Power Management applet of Windows Control Panel. Calling this service after DisableIdleTimers() reenables the system to use the idle timers. Please note that the system keeps track of disabling/enabling requests on a per thread basis and calling this service might not enable idle timers, if other thread requested disabling them.
Parameters
Disables operating system idle timers. There are two idle timers: system idle timer and display idle timer, their timeout values can be defined in Power Management applet of Windows Control Panel. Calling this service prevents the system from entering the sleeping power state or turning off the display.
Parameters
Return value
No return value.
Starts an application using given credentials. The service asks for credentials.
Parameters
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programPath
[required] Path to executable to run.
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programArguments
[optional] Arguments for the executable.
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userName
[optional] User name used in dialog prompting for credentials.
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workingDirectory
[optional] Initial working directory for the new process.
Return value
No return value.
Starts an application using built-in local administrator account. The service asks for administrator's password.
Parameters
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programPath
[required] Path to executable to run.
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programArguments
[optional] Arguments for the executable.
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workingDirectory
[optional] Initial working directory for the new process.
Return value
No return value.
Simulates scrolling down with mouse scroll wheel.
Parameters
Return value
No return value.
Simulates scrolling up with mouse scroll wheel.
Parameters
Return value
No return value.
- v 1.0 2005-11-22
- Initial release.
- Hardly any error reporting.
All comments, feature requests, bug reports are welcome and greatly appreciated.
Please use Yahoo PowerPro group for any of the above.