Automatically Launching Application After Logon

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--wait.vbs--
set shell=createobject("wscript.shell" )
wscript.sleep 30000 'sleep 30 secs
shell.run "c:\myapp.exe"
--end file--

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Mark L. Ferguson
FAQ for Windows Antispy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Tom Bombadill" <Genius_poster@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%238HBbGerFHA.3640@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> The machine in question is in an unsupervised, Kiosk type environement. The computer is a stand-alone XP pro. It reboots itself
> once a day. The OS automatically logs on a user with limited permissions after each reboot. I have put a shortcut of the
> application in the Startup folder of the user. So far, so good...
>
> The problem:
> The app that's being auto-launched runs on a local instance of SQL engine (MSDE). It sometimes happens that the SQL services have
> not had enough time to initialize before the App is launched. So it fails.
>
> How can I configure the app to launch after the SQL has initialized?
>
> All I need is about 30 secs. Can I insert a wait period? Can I slave it to SQL?
>
> Thanks for your input,
>