<![CDATA[ahcmd.exe problem]]>This isn't a Triggercmd problem, but I'm hoping you'll indulge me because I see there are a number of ahcmd users here and I'm having a problem with it. Specifically, it works for a while after I reboot the Windows 10 server I'm running it on. Then it stops working. The only way I've found to get it to work again is to reboot the computer. I've looked for any unusual tasks, but haven't found any. I've tried running it in various compatibility modes. Nothing.

Instead of flashing the DOS window quickly and finishing, the DOS window comes up, stays up and hangs on the ahcmd command. I can ctrl-C out of there, but same thing time after time until a reboot.

Without a fix for this, my hope of voice control for my old x10 stuff is fading. When it works, it's great, including with Triggercmd.

If anyone has any suggestions, I'd appreciate hearing them.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/topic/2123/ahcmd-exe-problemRSS for NodeFri, 10 Jul 2026 16:59:35 GMTSat, 23 Apr 2022 22:42:37 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Sun, 01 May 2022 18:02:12 GMT]]>@newstuffoldstuff, I see. If you want to avoid reducing your User Access Control setting, you could try installing the background service and running it as a background command. It will run as Local System.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5795https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5795Sun, 01 May 2022 18:02:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Sun, 01 May 2022 16:53:15 GMT]]>@russ Had to create a shortcut, then give it elevated status and run the .lnk file from Triggercmd. Unfortunately also had to set user account control to its lowest level to avoid the prompt, โ€œdo you want to allow this program to make changes to your computer.โ€

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5794https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5794Sun, 01 May 2022 16:53:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Sun, 01 May 2022 12:52:26 GMT]]>@newstuffoldstuff, nice job finding a workaround. I'm curious, how did you give your batch file elevated status?

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5793https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5793Sun, 01 May 2022 12:52:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Sat, 30 Apr 2022 23:08:19 GMT]]>@tuicemen For anyone still interested, the problem was the x10nets.exe service hanging at random. I never did find a version of x10nets.exe that didn't, so my convoluted workaround is to include a taskkill command at the beginning of each batch file that kills the service. It automatically restarts with a new process ID upon receiving the next command from the dll. This has a number of drawbacks, including requiring elevated status for the batch file and slowing the entire process slightly. Oh well. It works for now.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5792https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5792Sat, 30 Apr 2022 23:08:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Tue, 26 Apr 2022 01:12:27 GMT]]>@newstuffoldstuff As I look at the installer more closely, the version of ActiveHome Pro I installed WAS 318, but apparently the x10net.dll that came with that version was 313. So I seem to be as up to date as I can get. There's not much else running on the machine where x10net.dll hangs, so I wonder whether it would be worth trying different compatibility modes again.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5774https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5774Tue, 26 Apr 2022 01:12:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:47:17 GMT]]>@tuicemen Didn't take long. This one hangs too. It's strange because it will be working and then a couple of hours later, after nothing else has taken place on the server, it's not working.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5773https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5773Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:47:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Mon, 25 Apr 2022 21:49:08 GMT]]>@tuicemen If you happen to come across a place to download it, I'll try it. Thanks.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5772https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5772Mon, 25 Apr 2022 21:49:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Mon, 25 Apr 2022 21:46:44 GMT]]>@newstuffoldstuff that may fix things but I thought latest build was 318

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5771https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5771Mon, 25 Apr 2022 21:46:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:34:19 GMT]]>@tuicemen Ok...found ActiveHome Pro installer and am now running v3.0.0.313 of x10net.dll. We'll see how that goes.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5769https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5769Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:34:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Mon, 25 Apr 2022 19:57:27 GMT]]>@tuicemen I've been doing that. I got it from the SDK installer, but it's clearly the earliest version. Have been looking for a newer one. Lots of dead links out there. I'll keep looking.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5768https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5768Mon, 25 Apr 2022 19:57:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Mon, 25 Apr 2022 19:20:12 GMT]]>@newstuffoldstuff I do remember reports of x10nets hanging being reported on the x10 forum but I thought that was fixed. How did you get the files? An ActiveHome Pro install, SDK install, or third party? I'm wondering if you have an old version of the X10nets file.
You might try a search on the X10 forum for the x10nets stopping.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5767https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5767Mon, 25 Apr 2022 19:20:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Mon, 25 Apr 2022 18:19:32 GMT]]>@tuicemen Well, damn. Same behavior with the dll as with the exe. Works for a while and then doesn't. The x10nets service hangs and can't be restarted, disabled or anything else. Only remedy is to reboot. Now I'm stuck again.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5766https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5766Mon, 25 Apr 2022 18:19:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Mon, 25 Apr 2022 14:16:20 GMT]]>@tuicemen You read my mind. Clunky is ok for starters, but itโ€™s not elegant enough.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5764https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5764Mon, 25 Apr 2022 14:16:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:29:15 GMT]]>@newstuffoldstuff glad to see you have it working. Now that you've figured out how to run the dll. You might want to experiment creating a simple command line program to simplify things.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5763https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5763Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:29:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Mon, 25 Apr 2022 04:31:43 GMT]]>Thanks, guys, for your indulgence. I now have a batch file running that can run either IE or Edge and will execute the Javascript code using ahscript.dll and then kill the browser task. It seems clunky, but it works. Hopefully it will continue working for longer than the simpler ahcmd.exe. Time will tell. I appreciate your help.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5762https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5762Mon, 25 Apr 2022 04:31:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Mon, 25 Apr 2022 02:47:46 GMT]]>@tuicemen Ok...some progress. Got the Javascript to work using ahscript.dll, but only in Internet Explorer. Now the question is how to get it to execute that way in a bat file. (Is there a command line version of "Open with"?

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5761https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5761Mon, 25 Apr 2022 02:47:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:13:28 GMT]]>@tuicemen I've tried creating an ActiveX object as shown in the Javascript examples, but nothing happens when I try to execute it. I suspect the object creation fails. I've read some posts saying the .dll won't work on 64-bit Windows 10, so maybe that's the problem. I read elsewhere that someone got a command to execute once, but then had to restart the x10nets service. When my system fails next (which it certainly will within the next few hours), I'll have to see whether restarting that service brings it back (rather than rebooting). In anticipation of that, I tried adding a line in my batch file to stop the service after the x10 command, but that didn't work because it requires admin privilege. Thwarted at every turn! ๐Ÿ™‚

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5760https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5760Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:13:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Sun, 24 Apr 2022 20:19:59 GMT]]>@newstuffoldstuff you might find some info here to help if you plan to create something with the dll https://forums.x10.com/index.php?board=15.0

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5759https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5759Sun, 24 Apr 2022 20:19:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Sun, 24 Apr 2022 20:13:41 GMT]]>@newstuffoldstuff there is some documentation in the SDK but it is limited to only a few programing languages C# , VB and VB script if I remember correctly. It also has a few sample programs along with AHCMD.
I used Visual Studio VB for most of my programs but did some in C#. I played a bit with java but never got it working with that.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5758https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5758Sun, 24 Apr 2022 20:13:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Sun, 24 Apr 2022 18:33:43 GMT]]>@russ Thanks. I tried the start option before settling on my current bat file. It didn't work at all. I've read, too, that ahcmd was never meant for production, but that still wouldn't explain why it works sometimes but not others. My needs are simple, but obviously, not a lot of current work is taking place on integrations with legacy x10 products.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5757https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5757Sun, 24 Apr 2022 18:33:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Sun, 24 Apr 2022 18:30:59 GMT]]>@tuicemen Thank you! That's the kind of experience I'm looking for. Do you know of any documentation for the dll? I've been looking, but the examples I've found haven't been very transparent. Meanwhile, I'll try moving the program out of the Program Files (x86) folder.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5756https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5756Sun, 24 Apr 2022 18:30:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Sun, 24 Apr 2022 15:09:13 GMT]]>@newstuffoldstuff, the AHCMD.exe was first introduced with the AHPSDK then included with ActiveHome Pro when it was updated to work with all X10 computer models. It was never designed to be a consistantly used software but a testing tool. Unfortunately many used it to create third party X10 software instead of using the dll file included in the SDK.
Windows 10 also created issues with it due to the security features introduce for programs located in the Program Files folder and its sub folders.
When I controled X10 from Windows I found moving the ActiveHome Pro folder to outside of the Programs Files folder helped with unreliability. You might try that. A mother option might be to look at HomeGenie which runs on many different platforms and uses its own x10 drivers. You'd need to install the Cm17 plugin unless you had a different X10 controller which are supported with an initial install.
I created several windows third party X10 capable softwares using the SDK dll a few accepted comandline parameter calls. I'll see if I can locate one however I never tested with the cm17 that I recall.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5755https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5755Sun, 24 Apr 2022 15:09:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to ahcmd.exe problem on Sun, 24 Apr 2022 12:08:05 GMT]]>@newstuffoldstuff, sorry, I confused ahcmd.exe with autohotkey.

You could try prefixing ahcmd.exe with start. I don't have much confidence in that but it's something I'd try.

Edit: I read here that ahcmd exe is known to lock up. https://forums.x10.com/index.php?topic=30994.0

I wonder if that's what you're running into. If so I wonder why. I'll do some googling.

]]>https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5753https://www.triggercmd.com/forum/post/5753Sun, 24 Apr 2022 12:08:05 GMT