WSHShell, perhaps? Launch apps on the client's machine.

[ChainsawJoe]

Hi. I've been have a nightmare trying to get a dll to register on a user's pc (which, by the way, if anyone can help me with I'd be most amazingly grateful!), so I'm now looking for another option.

I want a button on an intranet page to launch an application on the user's pc. I've been trying to use the superb activex thingy from

http://www.whirlywiryweb.com/

called LaunchInIE.dll. Very handy.

Anyway - I've been going mad trying to get the launchinie.dll to register on the client's pc, so I'm asking if anyone knows of a different method by which to launch an application on a client's machine?

I've heard a little about using WSHShell, but that appears to give a security popup each time - not good enuf!

Any help is greatly appreciated!

CJ

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[DreXor]

is the DLL in house as well ? perhaps you can modify the DLL to run as a service, and when the conditions are met in the page, instead of making the page try and fire the app, to have the app fire off the page being there.

 

[ChainsawJoe]

Nice idea, but unfortunately the dll isn't in house..

Just a little more background - I've been previously trying to use a signed CAB file referenced on an html page, which contains an INF file that attempts to copy the dll and register it all in one go:

[Version]
Signature = "$Chicago$"

[DefaultInstall]
CopyFiles = LaunchInIE_CopyDll
RegisterDlls = LaunchInIE_RegisterDll
AddReg = LaunchInIE_AddReg

[SourceDiskNames]
1 =, "Common Files",,

[SourceDiskFiles]
LaunchInIE.dll = 1

[DestinationDirs]
LaunchInIE_CopyDll = 11

[LaunchInIE_CopyDll]
LaunchInIE.dll

[LaunchInIE_AddReg]
HKLM, "SOFTWARE\RockinFewl\LaunchinIE\Approved",url1,0,"[URL unfurl="true"]http://url1.mydomain.com/"[/URL]
HKLM, "SOFTWARE\RockinFewl\LaunchinIE\Approved",url2,0,"[URL unfurl="true"]http://url2.mydomain.com/"[/URL]

[LaunchInIE_RegisterDll]
11,,LaunchInIE.dll,1

This INF file works fine when righ-clicked and "install"ed, but within a cab file on an intranet page the registering fails with the following error:

*** Code Download Log entry (30 Apr 2004 @ 09:49:31) ***
Code Download Error: (hr = 80040154) Class not registered

Operation failed. Detailed Information:
     CodeBase: [URL unfurl="true"]http://url1.mydomain.com/mycab.CAB[/URL]
     CLSID: {A8809076-71C2-4B90-8DD6-6BF107F4F029}
     Extension: 
     Type: 

LOG: Setup Hook (null) was executed successfully.
--- Detailed Error Log Follows ---
LOG: Download OnStopBinding called (hrStatus = 0 / hrResponseHdr = 0).
LOG: URL Download Complete: hrStatus:0, hrOSB:1, hrResponseHdr:0, URL:([URL unfurl="true"]http://url1.mydomain.com/mycab.CAB)[/URL]
LOG: Setup Hook (null) was executed successfully.
LOG: Setup successful installing: T1V1.INF to (null) destination code(0)
LOG: Reporting Code Download Completion: (hr:80040154, CLASSID: a8809076..., szCODE:([URL unfurl="true"]http://url1.mydomain.com/mycab.CAB),[/URL] MainType:(null), MainExt:(null))

The ClassID used is that of the dll - is that correct?

Thank you for reading this far - I really appreciate any help!

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- better than toast.
Penguins - better than

http://www.chainsawjoe.com

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[ChainsawJoe]

Don't worry! Ignore me, ignore me. As a wunderful Mr Scott Burnhart (or something) pointed out to me over on the MSDN newsgroups, when writing an inf file for a cab file, you don't use default install - you use [add.code]. This INF file actually works now!

[Version]
Signature = "$Chicago$"
AdvancedINF=2.0

[Add.Code]
LaunchInIE.dll=LaunchInIE.dll

[LaunchInIE.dll]
file-win32-x86=thiscab
DestDir=11
clsid={A8809076-71C2-4B90-8DD6-6BF107F4F029}
FileVersion=1,0,0,5
RegisterServer=yes

[Setup Hooks]
LaunchInIE_AddReg = LaunchInIE_AddReg

[LaunchInIE_AddReg]
HKLM, "SOFTWARE\RockinFewl\LaunchinIE\Approved",url1,0,"[URL unfurl="true"]http://url2.mydomain.com/"[/URL]
HKLM, "SOFTWARE\RockinFewl\LaunchinIE\Approved",url2,0,"[URL unfurl="true"]http://url1.mydomain.com/"[/URL]

yayyyy!!! my job is safe for a couple more weeks!



CJ

have a great weekend everyone..

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http://www.chainsawjoe.com

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Penguins - better than

http://www.chainsawjoe.com

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