How to use Start-on-boot API

[s2005]

Can anyone provide the sample code to use Start-on-boot API to launch exe file?

Thanks!

[stenlik]

Hi,

look on http://www.symbian.com/developer/development/syslibs.html#sob

Bye
STeN

[s2005]

The codes below do not work with the downloaded ExeStartOnBoot.h
.cpp---------------------------------------------
#include "ExeStartOnBoot.h"
#include <e32base.h>
#include <e32def.h>

_LIT(KWatchCallApp, "\\system\\apps\\run\\run.exe");

void MainL()
{
RServiceStartOnBoot sob;
sob.CreateL();
CleanupClosePushL(sob);
sob.AddServiceL(KWatchCallApp);
sob.Close();
CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();
}

// Cleanup stack harness
GLDEF_C TInt E32Main()
{
__UHEAP_MARK;
CTrapCleanup* cleanupStack = CTrapCleanup::New();
TRAPD(error, MainL());
__ASSERT_ALWAYS(!error, User::Panic(_L("ExeStartOnBoot"), error));
delete cleanupStack;
__UHEAP_MARKEND;

User::Exit(0);
return KErrNone; // and return
}

.mmp----------------------------------------------
TARGET ExeStartOnBoot.exe
TARGETTYPE exe
UID 0
SOURCEPATH .
SOURCE ExeStartOnBoot.cpp
USERINCLUDE .
SYSTEMINCLUDE . \epoc32\include
LIBRARY euser.lib //ws32.lib
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Any help? Thanks...

[hmauricio]

whell first of all you should tell you that my start-on-boot is also not working. but I can see that some things are missing in your code

1-you need to add the EXESTARTONBOOT.LIB to your .mmp (don't forget to use makmake after you add this LIB)
2-I think that where you have #include "exestartonboot.h" you should have #include <exestartonboot.h> (I'm not shure if this is relevant)


Tell me then if you can put this thing working

Hugo Maurício

[s2005]

Yes, after add the EXESTARTONBOOT.LIB to the mmp, it compiles successfully. But when run the exe file, it gives error that missing startonbootdb.dll, which is odd. I still don't know why there is a class CServiceStartOnBootDb in .h file and how to use it. Possible the missing dll is from this class.

Any idea?

[hmauricio]

Hey!!

Yes that is odd and happend to me too in the emulator. But have you tried it in a mobile phone?

Whell I did and it doesn't work!

Hugo