system uptime proggie

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Has anybody seen freeware that displays uptime for more than
49 days? I saw many that say they can only display up to
forty somedays of uptime. I want to write a script to display
more than that and compare the result to others out there.




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Have you tried Uptime from:
http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=console
HiS
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I tried something very similar to this (dos based,
commandline). Since it doesn't have any documentation, I
guess I need to wait for 49 days to tell if it can measure
uptime for longer that that :{


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R. L. said:
Hassan I Sahba <[email protected]> says in




I tried something very similar to this (dos based,
commandline). Since it doesn't have any documentation, I
guess I need to wait for 49 days to tell if it can measure
uptime for longer that that :{
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I believe the reason that it will not show a computers " uptime " more
then 49 days is a Windows programming issue. Usually, a program just
querys the Windows info and displays it.

A program that keeps track of " uptime " itself would be required for
longer then 49 days.

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R. L. said:
Has anybody seen freeware that displays uptime for more than
49 days? I saw many that say they can only display up to
forty somedays of uptime. I want to write a script to display
more than that and compare the result to others out there.
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I just came across Kapsules : http://kapsules.shellscape.org/

"Kapsules is a desktop widget engine for Microsoft Windows.
What's a widget you say? A widget is like a miniature application which
rests on your desktop. Widgets can do all sorts of things. A widget
could show you the current weather conditions, display news from your
favorite website, or even check your email for you.

Kapsules makes use of the Microsoft Active Scripting Engine, which is a
part of Windows. Using this built-in scripting engine, Kapsules can
allow widgets to be written in a multitude of scripting languages,
provided that a user has a language's add-on engine installed. That
being said, widgets can make use of a certain languages strengths,
weaknesses, and special features. Kapsules does not limit a developer to
what language they can use!"

One of the newest widgets that you can download is Mr.Uptime :
http://kapsules.shellscape.org/forge.asp?func=view&id=48

I haven't tried it out. Looks cool, though.
I guess it may be a nice alternative to creating tools with AutoIt
(provided you know e.g. VBScript, JScript, RubyScript or Python).
And/or you can just download ready-made widgets.
 
I believe the reason that it will not show a computers "
uptime " more then 49 days is a Windows programming issue.
Usually, a program just querys the Windows info and
displays it.

A program that keeps track of " uptime " itself would be
required for longer then 49 days.
Click to expand...

In fact, while this thread has been going on, I finished my
AutoIt script, I *think* this would go for longer than 49 days
since I am not using the "built-in" system timer. However, I
have tested it only in XP. I am guessing that it will work on
NT (but not 9x). I put the complied script here:

Uptime Quickie; Lefty Animated Cursors;
http://home.earthlink.net/~ringomei/page2.html

and here is the screenshot

http://home.earthlink.net/~ringomei/UTQ.jpg



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R. L. said:
Has anybody seen freeware that displays uptime for more
than 49 days? I saw many that say they can only display
up to forty somedays of uptime. I want to write a script
to display more than that and compare the result to others
out there.
Click to expand...

I just came across Kapsules :
http://kapsules.shellscape.org/
[snipped]
One of the newest widgets that you can download is
Mr.Uptime :
http://kapsules.shellscape.org/forge.asp?func=view&id=48

I haven't tried it out. Looks cool, though.
I guess it may be a nice alternative to creating tools with
AutoIt (provided you know e.g. VBScript, JScript,
RubyScript or Python). And/or you can just download
ready-made widgets.
Click to expand...

It looks interesting. However, it needs .net framework. That
is a huge download :( . Not only that, I actually did have
..net framwork at one point and used some applications with it
- those programs tend to launch on the slow side in my box. I
don't have it anymore and not missing it.

On the other hand, AutoIt package are all about 100kb
standalone (But the widgets idea seems to be cool, though.)



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R. L. said:
"Sietse Fliege" <[email protected]>
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It looks interesting. However, it needs .net framework. That
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Arrrgh! I would certainly have mentioned that, had I known.
I sometimes forget to have more than a glance, before posting. :-(
Requirements for Kapsules are :
Windows 2000, XP or 2003
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft Scripting 5.6

Also: "Kapsules is a graphically intense application. It also utilizes a
graphical engine which manages its memory to optimize performance. This
sometimes leads to high memory usage (what is called a 'working set') or
high Virutal Memory usage."

So it might eventually be cool, but for that it comes at a price.
is a huge download :( . Not only that, I actually did have
.net framwork at one point and used some applications with it
- those programs tend to launch on the slow side in my box. I
don't have it anymore and not missing it.
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Sometimes I do get tempted, but I did not install the framework yet.
On the other hand, AutoIt package are all about 100kb
standalone
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FYI: I was surprised to find that Aut2exe actually produces UPX-ed exes.
Out of curiosity I once unpacked one (that I'd created with version 2).
When run unpacked it aborted with the message:
'Unable to verify the integrity of this executable - the file has been
modified!'
I guess this e.g. would make it more difficult for someone wanting to
tamper with apps that you release.
 
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