set window height/width/position via .bat or shortcut parameters

Nuc1eaR · 03 May 2015

Hi all!

I - as my dayjob - am programming CNC-machines. From time to time get an idea for some code that i want to try out at home. For that reason i want a simple way to sart up everything i need and get going right away.

In particular that would be:

the emulation software of the machine
the manual of the machine (.pdf)
a picture of the american keyboard-layout (.jpg) [i'm german ]
sth. to make notes - i use MS Excel (.xlsx)

But since i use this PC for all sorts of things in between 2 projects, it is very likely that i messed up window sizes and positionings.

I would like to hard-set these values somewhere, so that whatever is saved up from previous uses gets overwritten.

My attempt to achieve this was to create a simple .bat-file that starts all of these:

Code:

start "" "G:\UVA\startupHome\737_759-11"      //manual
start "" "G:\UVA\startupHome\Gravurzyklus"    //notes
start "" "G:\UVA\startupHome\tasta-pgmplatz"  //keybord-layout
start "" "C:\Programme\iTNC530\itncstart.bat" //emulator
exit

The first 3 are linking to shortcuts so that i can add in parameters to run with every file.

I added in

Code:

"C:\ [...] \AcroRd32.exe" /A "zoom=75&page=310" "G:\ [...] \737_759-11.pdf"

for the .pdf-file at the extension to start at the part that is of interest.

What i would need now is the ability to set height, width, x- and y-coordinates for all of these windows except the "itncstart.bat" (basically positioning everything else around that one).

Is something like this possible? I would prefer not to use additional 3rd-party software.

I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate (64) with a 2-monitor setup.

Thanks in advance!
greetz

Nuc

PS: If something is unclear, dont be afraid to ask. I'll try to rephrase then

paul1149 · 03 May 2015

Pretty straightforward using an autoit script.

Nuc1eaR · 03 May 2015

Will look into that - thanks paul

Im not marking this as solved yet until i actually have it up and running.
Therefore if others want to post more possible options i'll be glad to hear more :)

Nuc1eaR · 05 May 2015

I've just found time to read a bit into that 'autoit'-stuff.
Their documentation seems a bit all over the place tbh.

But before i spend more time on that and just to make sure, a thing like:

Code:

-w800 -h400 -x0 -y0

to add to the shortcut does not exist, right?

paul1149 · 05 May 2015

In Windows? I don't know. I've never come across it. I know it's in the OS, because some progs give you the choice of centering the window, remembering the last position, etc. But I've never seen it in a shortcut.

In AutoIt, it looks something like this:

Code:

run ( "C:\Program Files\Games\FREECELL.EXE" )
WinWaitActive ( "FreeCell")
winactivate ("FreeCell")
winmove ( "FreeCell","", 0,430,650,500 )
exit

Nuc1eaR · 05 May 2015

Wow - that was a quick response!

Thanks for the answer - and that example is much appreciated as well :)

Edit: I should have installed it first and checked the perfectly good help that comes with the program instead of getting information out of their forums. I really should have.

Nuc1eaR · 08 May 2015

Done. Thanks a lot paul.

/close

paul1149 · 08 May 2015

YW. Glad it worked for you.

sapsan · 25 May 2015

Just a little note. There is an alternative to AutoIt scripting: a portable handy tool TaskLayout. It will automatically save and restore your applications with corresponding screen position whenever you need it.