Do I need the pywin32 extentions to:
1) change the pc system date ?
For windows, maybe not... os.system() might be sufficient via
invocation of:
C:\Documents and Settings\Dennis Lee Bieber>date /?
Displays or sets the date.
DATE [/T | date]
Type DATE without parameters to display the current date setting and
a prompt for a new one. Press ENTER to keep the same date.
If Command Extensions are enabled the DATE command supports
the /T switch which tells the command to just output the
current date, without prompting for a new date.
C:\Documents and Settings\Dennis Lee Bieber>
C:\Documents and Settings\Dennis Lee Bieber>time /?
Displays or sets the system time.
TIME [/T | time]
Type TIME with no parameters to display the current time setting and a
prompt
for a new one. Press ENTER to keep the same time.
If Command Extensions are enabled the TIME command supports
the /T switch which tells the command to just output the
current time, without prompting for a new time.
C:\Documents and Settings\Dennis Lee Bieber>
Of course, you may need privileges to perform that operation -- I
don't know if the actual setting operation is locked for "users".
Besides, my system does -- at a minimum -- a weekly update via various
NTP servers, so any change wouldn't stick around.
2) launch a ppp connection ?
No idea... If you have a short-cut to dial that connection,
os.start() [or is it os.startfile()] might be sufficient when fed the
shortcut.
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