Tracking Application Uptime

[Sam050507]

I'm starting to get into Yahoo Widgets, and I thought a good widget would be one that tracks how much time I spent on each application during one session.

Does anybody know how to find out which application is active when a number of apps (browser, word processor, email, SDK, etc.) are open?

Thanks

 

[kaht]

This is not something that you should use javascript for. To dig into windows settings like you are describing would reqire the use of ActiveX objects which in turn means IE only. Additionally, when used they pop up that annoying security hazard that scares most people off.

If this is going to be a local application then these 2 issues may not be a problem for you. However, it's exactly those 2 issues that make most developers (myself included) not take the time to learn how they work. So, although it may be possible I'd guess that help and documentation (except perhaps on a MSDN site) will probably be limited.

Any reason why you wouldn't use VB or C++ or Java instead?

-kaht

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[Sam050507]

Thanks kaht -

I wanted to make a Yahoo Widget, and it was my understanding that its engine only worked with Javascript.

I'm pretty sure this is out of my league, but just wanted to ask.

I thought that if I could at least figure out where the "address" of the active window data was being stored, I might have a chance.

Adios.