Automatically Launching Application after Logon

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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,


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  • Automatically launching Application after logon
    ... It reboots itself once a day. ... The app that's being auto-launched runs on a local instance of SQL engine ... How can I configure the app to launch after the SQL has initialized? ...
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  • Automatically Launching Application After Logon
    ... It reboots itself once a day. ... The app that's being auto-launched runs on a local instance of SQL engine ... How can I configure the app to launch after the SQL has initialized? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • Automatically Launching Application After Logon
    ... It reboots itself once a day. ... The app that's being auto-launched runs on a local instance of SQL engine ... How can I configure the app to launch after the SQL has initialized? ...
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  • Re: Automatically launching Application after logon
    ... If you're accessing the database via an ODBC connection, you could recode the app to wait for the SQL Server to be up and running before continuing, if its your application. ... The above example would wait 30,000 milliseconds then launch your app. ... > to initialize before the App is launched. ...
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  • RE: Automatically Launching Application After Logon
    ... It sometimes happens that the SQL services have not had enough time ... > to initialize before the App is launched. ... > How can I configure the app to launch after the SQL has initialized? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)