[WEB4LIB] Re: executing from a web page

[David Chandler]

There is also an enhanced command shell for Win9x/NT, but more elaborately
scriptable) called KixStart 95.  It is freely downloaded from:

http://netnet.net/~swilson/kix/

It is now included on NT 4.0 server resource kit supplement 4 cd.
It is launched from a web browser when ".kix" files are associated
with the kix32.exe program in winnt/system32 and scripting of environment
changes and launching of other programs can be handled without the use of
cmd.exe (which is not secure).

In the Multnomah County libraries in Portland, Oregon, childrens
multimedia cdroms, networked cdroms, and other networked applications are
launched.  If you can run applications through Kix without using cmd.exe,
you can remove the command shell and achieve a more secured public
workstation when using NT 4. 

You can read about applications of Kix as well as other cdrom-networking
issues on the CDROM-LAN listserv (mostly library oriented):

http://edvmix3.ub.tu-berlin.de/lists/cdromlan/

David Chandler   davidc at nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us      (503)248-5223
Multnomah County Library --------- Portland, Oregon  fax(503)248-5226


On Sat, 5 Aug 2000, Bradzo wrote:

> Dear Web4Libbers (Isabel and Mark in particular)
> 
> For a complete solution for being able to generate web pages
> containing links to any electronic resource (applications, documents,
> Intranet/Internet links etc) please take a look at Ingenieum.
> 
> It offers a menu server, application launcher and database
> administrator, all integrated to provide the best solution possible
> for maintaining menus on a webpage, managing the links on
> those webpages (even down to IP address level), customisable
> messages and webpage layout (albiet plain at this stage)
> and a whole lot more.
> 
> http://www.braddoncs.com.au/ingenieum
> 
> Thanks for allowing us to post this message to you.
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> Brad Thomas
> Technical Director
> Braddon Computing Services
> http://www.braddoncs.com.au (undergoing updates)
> enquiries at braddoncs.com.au
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Ellis" <mark.ellis at rpl.richmond.bc.ca>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 1:46 PM
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: executing from a web page
> 
> 
> > Isabel,
> >
> > We use W3launch for this purpose.
> > <http://bmbwww.leeds.ac.uk/w3launch/home.htm>  It's 16-bit and doesn't
> know
> > about long file names but it does the job.
> >
> > I'd be interested in hearing about any alternatives to it.
> >
> > Mark Ellis
> > Manager, Reference and Information Services
> > Richmond Public Library
> > Richmond, B.C.
> > Web Site: www.rpl.richmond.bc.ca
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Isabel Danforth [mailto:danforth at tiac.net]
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 3:53 PM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list
> > > Subject: [WEB4LIB] executing from a web page
> > >
> > >
> > > The public access computers in our library have over a dozen
> > > shortcuts on
> > > the desktop.  I have been thinking of replacing the desktop with a web
> > > page.  If I do that, I have two problems.
> > >
> > > 1:)  We have Granger Poetry Index running from CD ROM on our library
> > > server.  Is it possible for that to be run from a link on the
> > > web page?
> > > The shortcut points to r:\Granger.exe /DR:/HR if I remember
> > > it exactly.
> > >
> > > 2:)  There are two machines that allow patrons to access MS
> > > WORD from the
> > > desktop.  Can that be run from a link on a page also?
> > >
> > > I appreciate any help that I can get.
> > >
> > > Isabel
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Isabel L. Danforth
> > > danforth at tiac.net
> > > Russell Library - Middletown, CT
> > > http://www.lioninc.org/russell/
> > > Coordinator of Librarians' Online Support Team
> > > http://gnacademy.tzo.org/lost/
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> 
>