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Ejects and inserts a computers optical drives in random intervals.
' Variables
Dim waitTimeForStartMinimum
Dim waitTimeForStartMaximum
Dim waitTimeBetweenEjectAndInsertMinimum
Dim waitTimeBetweenEjectAndInsertMaximum
Dim waitTimeBetweenInsertAndEjectMinimum
Dim waitTimeBetweenInsertAndEjectMaximum
' Configuration
waitTimeForStartMinimum = 7 * 1000 * 60
waitTimeForStartMaximum = 15 * 1000 * 60
waitTimeBetweenEjectAndInsertMinimum = 5 * 1000
waitTimeBetweenEjectAndInsertMaximum = 15 * 1000
waitTimeBetweenInsertAndEjectMinimum = 2 * 1000 * 60
waitTimeBetweenInsertAndEjectMaximum = 4 * 1000 * 60
' Initialize CD-ROM drives
Set oWMP = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7")
Set CDRomDrives = oWMP.cdromCollection
' Exit if no CD-ROM drives are present
If CDRomDrives.Count < 1 Then
WScript.Quit
End if
' Wait for start
wscript.sleep(random(waitTimeForStartMinimum, waitTimeForStartMaximum))
do
' Eject drives
For CDRomDrive = 0 to CDRomDrives.Count -1
CDRomDrives.Item(CDRomDrive).Eject
Next
' Wait for insert
wscript.sleep(random(waitTimeBetweenEjectAndInsertMinimum, waitTimeBetweenEjectAndInsertMaximum))
' Insert drives
For CDRomDrive = 0 to CDRomDrives.Count -1
CDRomDrives.Item(CDRomDrive).Eject
Next
' Wait for next eject
wscript.sleep(random(waitTimeBetweenInsertAndEjectMinimum, waitTimeBetweenInsertAndEjectMaximum))
loop
' Helpers
Function random(minimum, maximum)
random = Int((maximum-minimum+1)*Rnd+minimum)
End Function
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