Start a program at boot time

cppkid · 08-31-2004, 03:26 AM

Please its urgent, I have posted it before but i was unable to write the rc script, and don't know how to pass the program name to that script. Please anybody witre this function for me, I hope it will be not more than a few lines of code. I want a function that takes the program name and start that program name at boot time. I have written it in Visual C++ and its code is given, Please Help!!!!

The code for Windows is :-

Code:

int StartAtBootTime(const char *subkey,const char *destpath)
{
int nRet;
char msgbuf[GEN_LEN+GEN_LEN+1];
HKEY hKey;
DWORD dw;
char skey[GEN_LEN+1];
char exepath[GEN_LEN+GEN_LEN+1];

	strncpy(exepath,destpath,GEN_LEN+GEN_LEN);
	strncat(exepath,subkey,GEN_LEN+GEN_LEN);
	strncat(exepath,".exe",GEN_LEN+GEN_LEN);

	strncpy(skey,"Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run",GEN_LEN);
	nRet = RegCreateKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, skey, 0, "", REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, NULL, &hKey, &dw);
	if(nRet != ERROR_SUCCESS)
	{
		_snprintf(msgbuf,GEN_LEN+GEN_LEN,"Unable to access %s",skey);
		
		return -1;
	}
	nRet = RegSetValueEx(hKey,subkey, 0, REG_SZ,(BYTE *) exepath,strlen(exepath));
	if(nRet != ERROR_SUCCESS)
	{
		_snprintf(msgbuf,GEN_LEN+GEN_LEN,"Unable set info to start %s at boot time",exepath);
		
		return -2;
	}
	_snprintf(msgbuf,GEN_LEN+GEN_LEN,"%s will be started at boot time",exepath);
	

	return 1;
}

Proud · 08-31-2004, 04:30 AM

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cppkid · 08-31-2004, 04:53 AM

I am sorry for re-posting. I just get a little frustated coz that was what i need very very urgent and i don't know what else to do else than asking it on LQ.
I'll take care next time.!
Thanks.

crabboy · 08-31-2004, 09:33 AM

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