Scripts

     Here is where the REAL power behind WinTasks is located.  The scripting system.  The scripts allow for WinTasks to monitor how the system is doing and change process priority bases on set limits.  As in the example above, if there are any processes that have the word Media in their name and the total CPU usage is greater than 50 percent then decrease the process that has media in its name down one level.

     An example of a script that I created is for a program I use to view MPG movies that I either create or download.  This program if it doesn't have a high priority in the system tends to skip and stutter.  So I created a script that looks to see if that process is running and if it is, then it bumps it up one level.  Now I never have to go and open the Task Manager to up it's priority.  A huge time saver in my book.

Summary & Final Thoughts

     Overall the program works and runs exactly as specified.  There are only a few minor issues that I see that could be fixed.  1st the submission of process descriptions.  On some of the processes I submitted all the required fields were blank and some were not.  However there was NO documentation about the submittal process and so I had to look at other processes to see what information the put in those fields.  It took about an hour to figure out what went where.  And the other problem that really isn't a problem but would enhance the program is the scripting.  I could see some extra variables being added to further enhance the scripting.  Sometimes the script does more than it should, and sometimes it repeats itself over and over for no apparent reason.  Other than those I really enjoy having the software running it's been a real time saver and a lot of fun to play with.