Windows Message

[AppSpecialist]

I'd like to be able to periodically send a windows message to a list of users when a set of criteria is met.

I took a look at the MSG command, but this only send a message to me. I cannot get it to work to send a message to other users.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

 

[PRPhx]

take a look at net send command. From a command prompt type net send /? You should be able to send a message to a list opf users.

 

[AppSpecialist]

Yes,

I thought about that but I am running XP, SP2 and the windows messenger service is disabled, so I'd have to start that up over and over again.

Thus the reason why I tried using the MSG command.

 

[barny2006]

can you not start the messenger service in a vb script, and then do the net send command in a vb script?

 

[barny2006]

here's a vb code to start the service. it will start netsvcs and its dependents.
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colServiceList = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Service where Name='Netsvcs'")

For Each objService in colServiceList
errReturn = objService.StartService()
Next

Wscript.Sleep 20000

Set colServiceList = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Associators of " _
& "{Win32_Service.Name='Netsvcs'} Where " _
& "AssocClass=Win32_DependentService " & "Role=Dependent" )
For Each objService in colServiceList
objService.StartService()
Next
and the message part is here:

Set wshshell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
msg1="net send computer_name your_message" & msg0
wshshell.Run("cmd.exe /c " & msg1)

 

[linney]

Msg - Sends a message to a user.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...p/all/proddocs/en-us/ts_cmd_msg.mspx?mfr=true

 

[PRPhx]

So go into services, enable it and set it to automatically start.

 

[AppSpecialist]

I started the service... but do other users also need it started? I get the same problem, the message gets delivered to me but not to any other user?

I am using the user name, manchine name would not be appropriate for me to use.

 

[linney]

Is there a good alternative to NET SEND for Intranet messaging
thread779-1075637

Other communicators inbuilt.

Winchat.exe
NetMeeting (Conf.exe)
Net Send (From a Command Prompt)