Keep executing when workstation is locked

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:40 pm

Hello RotoTask fellows, thanks for such a great software!
I've successfully automated tfgen (http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~yumo/pub/tfgen.html) with send keys and a IPAddress system variable to a host with dynamic IP, cyclic (60 seconds), but it does not seem to work if workstation is locked. When I open a terminal services (XP remote desktop), I see tfgen opened and no action (send keys does not worked?); if I keep this remote desktop session opened, everything works.
Is possible for RoboTask to run the above with the workstation locked or terminal services session closed? That's what we need here.
Thanks again, greetings, we're just loving it

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:43 pm

sorry, just now I've found on another topic that when workstation is locked windows ignores key presses and mouse clicks.
If there's another way to get around this, please let us know.

Post by **Oleg** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:57 am

Aurora wrote:sorry, just now I've found on another topic that when workstation is locked windows ignores key presses and mouse clicks.

Yes, system ignores all keypresses and mouse actions inside of the locked session.

Post by **Oleg** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:00 am

If you wand to do something in service mode or in locked session you have to avoid any interactive actions such as:
   - Send keystrokes
   - Mouse actions
   - Dialogs

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 4:49 am

No problem at all.
I thank you Oleg, amazing software! Greetings