 | | From: | Alan Fitch | | Subject: | Server file installation | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:54:25 -0500 |
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I need to run a persistant reminder program on a number of workstations. Some of the users are not happy about this but management insists. In order that the program cannot be removed I did not want it on work stations. I thought the server was the best option and must not be accessable from any work station. It MUST run as each work station is logged on. My knowledge of server setup is limited so I am seeking help. The server runs Windows 2000 Server edition. Can I do This? If so how?
Regards
Alan Fitch
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| | From: | Todd Kreuter [dBVIPS] | | Subject: | Re: Server file installation | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:55:56 -0500 |
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| Alan Fitch wrote:
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> I need to run a persistant reminder program on a number of workstations. Some of the users are not happy about this but management insists. In order that the program cannot be removed I did not want it on work stations. I thought the server was the best option and must not be accessable from any work station. It MUST run as each work station is logged on. My knowledge of server setup is limited so I am seeking help. The server runs Windows 2000 Server edition. Can I do This? If so how?
Someone did a sendMessage network utility not too long ago. Would that
work? You run the program form one workstation and send messages to
other workstations.
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Todd Kreuter [dBVIPS]
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| | From: | Alan Fitch | | Subject: | Re: Server file installation | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:05:15 -0500 |
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| > Todd Kreuter [dBVIPS]
The requirement is that this form/program will open a casework table, check if any jobs are flagged for today and priority and then open the reminder screen. The reminder screen will repeatedly appear throughout the day until each job is cleared.
Alan
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| | From: | Todd Kreuter [dBVIPS] | | Subject: | Re: Server file installation | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:19:53 -0500 |
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| Alan Fitch wrote:
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> > Todd Kreuter [dBVIPS]
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> The requirement is that this form/program will open a casework table, check if any jobs are flagged for today and priority and then open the reminder screen. The reminder screen will repeatedly appear throughout the day until each job is cleared.
Okay, sounds like network messaging would be appropriate, assuming this
casework table is on the network.
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Todd Kreuter [dBVIPS]
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| | From: | *Lysander* | | Subject: | Re: Server file installation | | Date: | Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:04:52 +0100 |
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| In article <9kiPIhj$EHA.876@news-server>, awjkfitch@aol.com says...
> > Todd Kreuter [dBVIPS]
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> The requirement is that this form/program will open a casework table, che=
ck if any jobs are flagged for today and priority and then open the reminde=
r screen. The reminder screen will repeatedly appear throughout the day unt=
il each job is cleared.
This will not be too easy in your environment.
Your comment "the users are not too happy about it, but management=20
insists" sounds very familiar to me :)
Your users will be able to stop ANY program which is started; even when=20
it is running on server. They do not need to have Admin-rights for that.=20
So this method to call a programm during start-up does not help 100%.
You must use any kind of message-service from the server. If just a=20
reminder has to pop-up, think about e-mailing. You can write a program=20
which will check different different things, look up in a table who is=20
responsible, and then send an e-mail to this user or his department=20
leader. In such case you only need to have this program started from ONE=20
machine in network.
This is in general how I am doing it, where users do not necessarily=20
have opened my application.
ciao,
Andr=E9
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| | From: | Rick Gearardo | | Subject: | Re: Server file installation | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:44:38 -0500 |
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| I'm better at Novell than MS but there is a login script that can be run
when logging on. You could put the script on the server and make it read
only.
Someone else will have to tell you the particulars
Rick
"Alan Fitch" wrote in message
news:4uSFBYi$EHA.876@news-server...
> Apologies if this is the wrong newsgroup.
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> I need to run a persistant reminder program on a number of workstations.
Some of the users are not happy about this but management insists. In order
that the program cannot be removed I did not want it on work stations. I
thought the server was the best option and must not be accessable from any
work station. It MUST run as each work station is logged on. My knowledge
of server setup is limited so I am seeking help. The server runs Windows
2000 Server edition. Can I do This? If so how?
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> Regards
> Alan Fitch
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