trigger macros with timer

[dmehling]

I know that several posts have already dealt with this, but I am still confused. I'm wanting to trigger a macro at a specific time everyday. From what I've read so far, you need the timer plug-in to do this. I have added the timer plug-in, but I'm not sure what to do with it now.

[Bartman]

You could also use the windows task scheduler.
Using the timer plugin you have to start a timer with some event (maybe the Main.OnInit event). When the timer finishes it triggers an event you can use to execute your daily macro. Within this macro you can start a new timer for the next day event.
Be aware that the timer does not take standby times into account so I would go with the task scheduler if this is the case.

[dmehling]

What you are saying sounds rather complicated. I guess using Windows task scheduler might be a lot easier. How would I use it to trigger a macro?

[Bartman]

What you are saying sounds rather complicated. I guess using Windows task scheduler might be a lot easier. How would I use it to trigger a macro?

you can use the -e eventName command line parameter

[dmehling]

I guess I'm going to be needing a little more help with that, because I have never used the command line. What is the first step?

[Bartman]

you can directly go the task scheduler.
Somewhere in the process you are asked for a program. Just select the EventGhost.exe and as arguments you give -e MyDailyEvent
that will give you an event Main.MyDailyEvent

[dmehling]

That makes a little more sense now, but I don't quite understand how to create an event that will trigger my macro. The only way I know to create a event is to click add event. But I don't know exactly what to do with such an event. How do I cause that event to trigger a macro?

[Bartman]

You can just drag an event from log on the left to a macro on the right in the tree. If that event is triggered again the macro will be executed.

[dmehling]

I am still having some difficulty. I have created an event that I know will trigger the macro. However, I still cannot get task scheduler to trigger the event. Maybe I am not defining the argument correctly. Can you tell me exactly what the argument should be? The name of my event is USB_UIRT.Unknown.10

[Bartman]

The event you mentioned is from the USB-UIRT plugin.
From the command line all the events will start with "Main." and you cannot trigger such an event.

[dmehling]

So I can't use Windows task scheduler to initiate an event?

[Bartman]

So I can't use Windows task scheduler to initiate an event?

yes so can. But you cannot trigger an event with the name "USB_UIRT.Unknown.10"
The events from command line always start with "Main."

Just edit the name in the tree to a name like Main.ScheduledEvent and in the task scheduler you set
-e ScheduledEvent
as arguments

[dmehling]

I think I've got it figured out now. Thanks for your help.

[hubbak]

hello there i also have a same question, i want these actions to be triggered on the specific time or it should be triggered when the wifi reconnects back after 1 hr

thanks

any help would be appreciated