Start windows App with command line and execute connect automatically

[molino]

Hello Robert,

with the goal of achieving pure automation, I want to start my weather monitor (mySQM+) a couple of hours before the night sets in.
I would like to read info from the boltwood file and for that matter, the windows app needs to be running, thus, is there any way I can start the app and order it to connect automatically in order to get the boltwood file updated in the intervals chose in the app?

Long story short, a script would be executed to start the app and the app would connect automatically to the hardware, updating the files as previously set up.

Thanks
Miguel

[brownrb]

Did you read all of the pdf?

We already can do that.
Please see mySQMPLUSTCPIPLOGGER which will automate the logging of data to a cloud sensor II file.

You can just leave it running.

It only makes a connection to get the data then closes the connection.
It runs on a timer interval
If the controller is not running it does not matter - it will keep trying at the log interval waiting for the controller to come back on line

[brownrb]

trying to invoke these from a command line is not an easy task.

These are all microsoft one-click applications. Microsoft stores the files all over the place and in different folders.

It is not something I would recommend doing.

There is no harm in leaving the tcp/ip logger app running. It will only attempt a conection to a controller at the interval time specified in the logging tab. If it cannot find a controller, it just goes to sleep till the next interval time. No data is logged if there is no connection. Yes, it generates a CSII file, again that would not be updated until the controller comes on line.

[brownrb]

I had another look at this today.
I used the start menu, when dow to mySQMPRO, highlighted mySQMPLUS and right clicked and that gave me the file location
C:\Users\rob\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\mySQMPRO

I then created a batch file runmysqmplus.bat which had these details

c:
cd C:\Users\rob\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\mySQMPRO
mySQMPLUS.appref-ms

and saved it.
I then opened a command prompt,
I then went to the drive/folder where the runmysqmplus.bat was saved
I then on the command line typed
runmysqmplus.bat
and hit enter....

[molino]

Robert,

I appreciate you help. I confess that the logger skipped me in the pdf since I built your project a while ago and I didn't need this feature by that time. I'll give it a shot with both solutions you presented and let you know the outcome.

One last thing, my project version has BME280, MLX90614 and rain sensor. I did create a small container for this configuration that I could print in my 3D printer. I'm willing to share either the fusion360 model or a ready to print STL file.

Are you interested in making this available to the community as another option?

Best
Miguel

[brownrb]

Hi Miguel
yes, if you can zip it and then you can add it as an attatchment to the discusson window that would be great. (there is a "add attachemnts" link just above the Post button.

Cheers Robert

[molino]

Robert,

sorry, didn't have the time to put the files here until now. STL and SKP files attached. And I didn't test your solution yet. Here it goes, any questions, let me know.

Cheers
Miguel

[brownrb]

Many thanks