[WEB4LIB] Open up batch files via Web Page

[Lin Light]

What we have done is dropped a homepage on our file server and used .pif files
to launch our cdrom applications and plain links for our online resources.
Lin


"Lim, Poh Kim" wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We are trying to put links to our Library page for students to access to
> CDROM batch files (see http://www.smccd.net/accounts/skylib/newslinks.html
> under "Back-Issues of Newspapers:"). Our problem is when users click on the
> links (for example: file://c:/batch/nyt.bat), they don't open up to full
> screen. We tried to change the properties of the batch files, but that
> doesn't help. I think because each time someone clicks on the link, it
> creates a new temporary file that specifies screen size to "Window" but not
> "Full Screen".
>
> We appreciate any suggestion to fix this problem.
>
>
> Kim Lim
> Skyline College Library

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Lin Light
Head of
Technical Services/Automation
Herrick District Library
300 S. River Ave.
Holland, MI 49423
llight at lakeland.lib.mi.us
Voice-616.355.3727
Fax-616.355.1426