You can have a message popup on NT/2000 machines via the network login settings. It could probably be scripted to show a date countdown. We used that to show company-wide messages all the time.
> Wellllll...Yes, but touching over 2,000 PC's in 3 locations isn't on my list > of things to over the weekend ;) > > We do have SMS, so we could try to push the change out to the PC's, but > historically speaking we haven't had a good track record with SMS... > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Michael Haggerty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > But that way you get to know all the users.... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tracy Bost [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 4:53 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: OT: autorun program at logon? > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.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
