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Re: Script or software to run a GUI based application

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On Sat, 28 May 2011 05:31:06 -0700 (PDT), Stefan Mueller
<seekware@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> For instance, it could open a UDP socket listening on a
>> certain port for your commands. Your client (at whatever
>> location you are at) would then send some simple command to
>> the 'server' that tells it what to fill in in the text box,
>> and it pushes the button, etc. When the function is complete,
>> the 'server' sends back some type of msg over UDP saying it's
>> done.
>
>Yes, I have a network connection but my problem is that a software
>with a GUI won't start if nobody is connected to the server (console
>or remote desktop session). Or am I wrong?

I believe that is substantially correct.

Even if you could, I doubt you would want to. <g> Check out the
problems that can occur if a service is run that speaks/messages out
to a GUI and there is no current Desktop.

The best solution appears to be to re-write your application as an
ActiveX Exe thus providing an Automation interface, or as a 'service'
DLL, or a straight service.

The latter two could form the engine or guts for your GUI application
which would become simply another client. 

-ralph

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Script or software to run a GUI based application Stefan Mueller <seekware@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-11 16:13 -0700
  Re: Script or software to run a GUI based application "Nobody" <nobody@nobody.com> - 2011-05-11 21:22 -0400
    Re: Script or software to run a GUI based application Stefan Mueller <seekware@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-14 12:41 -0700
      Re: Script or software to run a GUI based application Dee Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2011-05-17 08:39 +0100
  Re: Script or software to run a GUI based application DanS <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@r.o.a.d.r.u.n.n.e.r.c.o.m> - 2011-05-17 06:14 -0500
    Re: Script or software to run a GUI based application Stefan Mueller <seekware@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-28 05:31 -0700
      Re: Script or software to run a GUI based application ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2011-05-28 15:00 -0500

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