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by seandonovan
Mon Dec 22, 2014 9:57 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Scheduled Job Doesn't Run Properly When Locked
Replies: 9
Views: 8692

Re: Scheduled Job Doesn't Run Properly When Locked

I have autologon set but it does not unlock the window.

Should the computer be logged out for autologon to function correctly?
by seandonovan
Thu Dec 18, 2014 12:48 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Scheduled Job Doesn't Run Properly When Locked
Replies: 9
Views: 8692

Re: Scheduled Job Doesn't Run Properly When Locked

I have changed the script to use image recognition, which works OK from the scheduler when the screen is left active. Strangely, when the screen is locked it still did not log into the web page correctly, but the smaller box was gone. Unfortunately when the job runs it does not unlock the actual scr...
by seandonovan
Wed Dec 17, 2014 11:45 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Scheduled Job Doesn't Run Properly When Locked
Replies: 9
Views: 8692

Re: Scheduled Job Doesn't Run Properly When Locked

Thanks, but which window handle will be returned when both windows have an identical name? I'm guessing the first one again. I now notice that when I run with the screen unlocked that the same small window box appears briefly after the browser opens but then immediately disappears. For some reason i...
by seandonovan
Wed Dec 17, 2014 10:19 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Scheduled Job Doesn't Run Properly When Locked
Replies: 9
Views: 8692

Re: Scheduled Job Doesn't Run Properly When Locked

I have found that when I run from a locked window I get a second small windows box that has the same window name as the browser window. Consequently when I set focus it chooses this window instead of the browser window. Not sure what this window is. How do I distinguish between these so that I can s...
by seandonovan
Tue Dec 16, 2014 8:06 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Scheduled Job Doesn't Run Properly When Locked
Replies: 9
Views: 8692

Scheduled Job Doesn't Run Properly When Locked

I have a script and sub-scripts scheduled to run each morning that log in to a web site and then start a remote desktop session to run a variety of queries and save these to files. The script works fine when I leave the computer logged in and the screen active. However, when I lock the screen the sc...
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