How do you launch an application

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Without using a button, is it possible to launch an external application?
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
put it on a timer
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Mouseover? (sorta like a button)
Mouse gesture? Hmmmm.
Use the Force?
Siege of Centauri
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Actually, I just call my little girl over and say: "What to see something cool? Click that and watch."
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The best way to launch a MS application:
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
hot keys
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
command prompt
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top


But seriously, within a widget, how can I launch an application without the user doing something (like the Task Scheduler does). What I want to do is write a widget that launches a screensaver between certain hours.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You need to write a script that calls the system time, compares it to the time you want it to run, and runs if it's within that scope.

I dunno, four maybe 5 subs in the script?

~~On startup call the time object
~~"Hi, I'm a timer. I run every ten minutes. I call the time function too."
~~"Hi, I check the time"
~~"Hi, I open the screensaver"
~~"Hi, I hold the variables. You know, what screensaver, and when to run"


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