Start application when OS starts

[sophister]

Hi, does QT provide a way to modify the Registry, and so that the application can start ifself then the OS starts.
Thanks in advance!
I'm using MS-XP.

[spirit]

you have to add you application in registry, like this


...
QSettings settings("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\ CurrentVersion\\Run", QSettings::NativeFormat);
settings.setValue("myApp", qApp->applicationFilePath());
...

[sophister]

you mean add this in constructor or destructor?? And if I have added it to the registry, how can user delete it from registry if they don't want the application to start automatically??
Thanks

[spirit]

you mean add this in constructor or destructor??

yes


And if I have added it to the registry, how can user delete it from registry if they don't want the application to start automatically??
Thanks

just add this functionality in your app :)
take a look at QSettings::remove, read about QSettings.

[sophister]

I have added it into the registry, but I have another problem, in the registry, other softwares' paths are using '\', while my application's path uses '/'. I wonder if the OS can recognize the path and run my application when it starts??

[spirit]

have a look at QDir::toNativeSeparators function.

[sophister]

I have solved it:
I use the QString::replace to replace all the "/" in the file path into with "\", so it is converted into the correct file path under Window.

[zizoumgs]

sorry for bad english..
my OS ubuntu , how to restart application in ubuntu?

[squidge]

Putting it in your profile is one way

[tablebubble]

Hello!
How can I do this in Linux OS running KDE4.0?
Please, I urgently needs a sample code(on that segment).
Thanks in advance.

[squidge]

Put the program into the Autostart folder and KDE will launch it once KDE is up and running.

[tablebubble]

Yes, am aware of that, but i need i way to do that in my code, I dont want to put the entire application in the ./kde4/Autostart/; I need user option like "Start when window start". Please help is needed urgently.
Thanks in Advance.

[wysota]

Place an appropriate .desktop file in the Autostart directory.

[tablebubble]

please, can i get a sample of what the .desktop file should contain, the ones on my system(Qt.desktop) dont do autostart.
Please help.
Thanks in Advance.

[squidge]

You would be better asking on a KDE forum rather than a Qt forum

[wysota]

http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/

[tablebubble]

Thanks,
am working on that.