.BAT file to sign out or appear offline?

I'm trying to find a way to automatically sign out or appear offline at a
certain time. I'm under the impression that the best way to do it is to
create a .bat file and run it as a scheduled task using Window's Scheduled
Tasks utility.

Anybody know what code I would need to use to do this? Or is there an
easier/better solution?

Greetings BrutalSpoon,

Well you could also use Messenger's COM control and do it that way (via Windows Scripting
Host or other method), however, a batch file would work fine too.

Just run Messenger's executable at the appropriate time with the right parameter. In your
case you'll want /invisible or /signoutal (see
http://messengergeek.spaces.live.com...DA1!2651.entry for a list).

And actually you don't really need to do a batch, you can just run Messenger directly - so
your task looks like this:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/screens/basictask.png

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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"BrutalSpoon" <> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to find a way to automatically sign out or appear offline at a
> certain time. I'm under the impression that the best way to do it is to
> create a .bat file and run it as a scheduled task using Window's Scheduled
> Tasks utility.
>
> Anybody know what code I would need to use to do this? Or is there an
> easier/better solution?

Thanks a bunch, that sorted things out perfectly. I'd looked all over the web
for those status properties but couldn't find them anywhere.

Hi,

What were you searching for? I might edit my blog entry to include some key words you were
searching for so others can find it.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"BrutalSpoon" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks a bunch, that sorted things out perfectly. I'd looked all over the web
> for those status properties but couldn't find them anywhere.