I like to think lazy. I would rather write the script once, put it the login script & then eat a candy bar rather then walk around to all the workstations changing settings all the time.
Quoting Michael Haggerty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Even easier than that... put the a shortcut to the login page in the > startup > folder of every user. > > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tracy Bost [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 4:44 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: OT: autorun program at logon? > > > You should be able to do what you need to do in ColdFusion and give the > url > > to the systems guys.. They should be able put a batch script in the > users' > login that will open IE to that URL. That would save the large amount of > time > that would be spent changing everyone's default homepage.. > > > Quoting Terri Stocke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hey all, > > > > This is somewhat off-topic, but I can't find any good lists to post > this > > > > question to and this is the only list I currently belong to. Sooooo, > > since > > this is a very active list with lots of helpful, intelligent folks > (does > > it > > sound like I'm buttering you up? ;)... > > > > I've just been asked to create some sort of > > script/program/webpage/whatever > > that will automatically pop up on the user's screen when they log in > to > > our > > network (NT, migrating to W2K soon). It is very simple--just a > countdown > > to > > the end of this fiscal year. They don't care if it is a real-time > > countdown > > or if it is just a display of the number of days to the end of the FY, > > but > > they want to make sure that EVERY employee sees it EVERY day, first > > thing. > > > > Well, since I am a ColdFusion person (not so great in other > programming > > venues, though I dabble in Javascript and Java), my first thought was > to > > get > > the networking team to modify the login script to auto-launch IE (our > > standard web browser) and have the default page set to a ColdFusion > page > > > > that I create with the countdown info. The upside of doing it this way > > is > > that I can have it done within about 20 minutes. Also, they may want > to > > add > > graphics and other "marketing" type stuff later. > > > > The other requirement is that this program/feature be implementable in > > all > > of our locations worldwide. That's why I'm thinking of the CF solution > > (run > > on our servers here) as opposed to Java or Javascript, which may be > > disabled > > on a user's machine. Then each location would have to modify their > login > > > > script to point to that CF page. > > > > I don't think this is a very "cool" solution--I think it would be > cooler > > to > > actually create some sort of screensaver or popup utility that updates > > > automatically with the countdown number and runs right on the desktop. > > But I > > wouldn't even know where to begin to implement this or what snafus I > may > > run > > into. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I would > appreciate > > it. > > > > Any thoughts? Opinions? I'm all ears!!! Thanks! > > > > Terri > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
