Index of /itools/MSDOS/WINDOWS/WINSOCK/LAUNCHER

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[DIR] Parent Directory        19-Apr-2005 00:31      -  
[VID] LAUNCHER.BSC            16-Mar-1994 20:51    67k  
[TXT] LAUNCHER.C              16-Mar-1994 20:50     6k  
[TXT] LAUNCHER.DEF            07-Feb-1994 11:56     1k  
[   ] LAUNCHER.EXE            16-Mar-1994 20:51     9k  
[TXT] LAUNCHER.HLP            09-Mar-1994 12:24     8k  
[TXT] LAUNCHER.HPJ            09-Mar-1994 12:24     1k  
[TXT] LAUNCHER.INI            31-May-1994 03:01     1k  
[TXT] LAUNCHER.MAK            16-Mar-1994 10:01     2k  
[TXT] LAUNCHER.OBJ            16-Mar-1994 20:51     2k  
[   ] LAUNCHER.PDB            16-Mar-1994 09:55     1k  
[TXT] LAUNCHER.RTF            09-Mar-1994 12:24     1k  
[TXT] LAUNCHER.SBR            16-Mar-1994 20:51     0k  
[TXT] LAUNCHER.VCW            27-Mar-1994 03:59     1k  
[TXT] LAUNCHER.WSP            27-Mar-1994 03:59     1k  

LAUNCHER is a small executable that will allow you to launch a windows
application via a URL from a Windows based WWW client/browser without
having to call up a particular document.

LAUNCHER is provided free.  The author and the provider
cannot provide any guarantees as to its reliability, function,
or possibly harm to your system.  You use this at your
own risk.  Support is not available, so don't ask.

1) To use launcher, create a file called LAUNCHER.INI which looks like:

[Mappings]
application=path
anotherapp=path

For example:

[Mappings]
wordperfect=c:\wpwin60\wpwin.exe
word=c:\word\word.exe

A sample file is included.

2) Then create a file with a .l extension on your
http server (or your localhost) that contains
as its contents the keyword for the application
you wish to launch as defined in LAUNCHER.INI
For example, to create a file to launch WPWin
make a file called wp.l and have its contents be
the single line:

wordperfect

The URL to launch this could be:

<A HREF=file://localhost/c:/html/wp.l>Launch WordPerfect</A>

or

<A HREF=http://www.foo.edu/launch/wp.l>Launch WordPerfect</A>

3) In your win.ini file (or cello.ini file or wherever you
set up associations for your client) place an entry that
looks like:

[Extensions]
l=c:\launcher\launcher.exe ^.l

C:\LAUNCHER\LAUNCHER.EXE is, of course, the path to wherever
you have copied LAUNCHER.EXE on your machine.

This may be different for WinMosaic.  Consult the docs for your
particular client. 

That's it!  The C++ source code is provided free.  Modify
as you see fit.  We won't answer any questions about it.

Will Sadler
sadler@indiana.edu