Code C++ progrom in Visual Studio to run another program.

[Axeonelite]

I am needing to code a program that will run a additional program after 3 minutes of inactivity on my laptop. I know some basic coding in C++ and am not skilled enough to perform this. IF someone could help me that would be most helpful.

[letscode]

Add this function in the CWinApp derived class. It calculates the amount of time the application was idle and then creates the process specified.

BOOL OnIdle(LONG count)
{
static CTime starttime;
		CTimeSpan span;
		if(count==0)
		{
			starttime=CTime::GetCurrentTime();
			span=0;
		}
		else
		{
			span=CTime::GetCurrentTime()-starttime;
		}
		if(span.GetTotalSeconds()==180)
		{
			ShellExecute( NULL, NULL, YourProgramName , NULL, NULL, SW_SHOW );
		}
		CWinApp::OnIdle(count);
		return true;
	}

[andywestken]

If I read you right, you want to work out when the whole PC is idle, rather than when your app is idle. If so, I think you might need to check what the CPU is up to. In that case this article might help:

Get CPU Usage with GetSystemTimes
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/9113/Get-CPU-Usage-with-GetSystemTimes

Andy

GetSystemTimes function
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724400%28v=vs.85%29.aspx