I don't know if this is of any use, but is offered for consideration! I guess this only really works on Windows systems...? I've used IE as the browser, but I guess you could use any browser.
Attached is an HTML file which uses JavaScript to take 2 parameters out of the query string - "heading" and "message". You can configure an alert to run a command like: iexplore.exe file:///c:/displaySaAlert.htm?heading=%p+is+%e&message=%e This will open the page in IE and display the alert details (assuming the HTML file is at the root of the C drive). You can change the styles in the HTML to make the text bigger or a different colour. Now there are some drawbacks! You can't easily script the window to close itself (you can only close windows you have spawned yourself). I've put a "blur" in after 10 seconds, which will send this window to the back of the stack. If there is nothing else up on the display then you'll still see this window. You could move the window beyond the boundaries of the screen, which would effectively make it disappear from view. Perhaps having the SA GUI maximised might assist in hiding these alerts. However, this means that you can end up with several of these windows open. The only ways I can think of to close them down without doing each one individually are (1) restart the box once a day (not always practical) and (2) schedule a task to kill all iexplore.exe processes at regular intervals (hoping it doesn't coincide with a real alert, and assuming the box isn't used for any web browsing - in which case install a different make of browser ;-). Does that help any? Cheers, Phil. ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dirk Bulinckx Sent: 17 August 2004 10:25 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SA-list] Message Popup You write a tool for it :-) Dirk. ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 11:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SA-list] Message Popup Not quite sure what you mean by that. How would you do a POST as an alert? Ian Ian K Gray OEL IS - European Network Operations Tel: +44 1236 502661 Mob: +44 7881 518854 "Dirk Bulinckx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17/08/2004 09:15 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc Subject RE: [SA-list] Message Popup What could be done is to have: * (1) webpage that accepts a POST * (2) webpage that shows whatever is posted. As alert do an HTTP POST and the "ops"has the webpage (2) as background on his desktop. Dirk. ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SA-list] Message Popup Good idea, but it's still less than ideal for two reasons: 1) Font is way too small (this is for a plasma display screen) 2) Doesn't time out - the ops would need to connect to it and OK the message every time. I'm sure *somebody* must have written an app to do this - must be a simple bit of VB (but I've forgotten all my VB skills!) Ian Ian K Gray OEL IS - European Network Operations Tel: +44 1236 502661 Mob: +44 7881 518854 "Vogl, Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 16/08/2004 21:19 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc Subject RE: [SA-list] Message Popup How about a NET SEND to itself? ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SA-list] Message Popup I do that as well, but what I'm after is something that people can instantly look up and see on the monitoring screens when they hear the alert. Ian Ian K Gray OEL IS - European Network Operations Tel: +44 1236 502661 Mob: +44 7881 518854 "Dirk Bulinckx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 16/08/2004 08:57 Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc Subject RE: [SA-list] Message Popup why no send mail on an alert? Dirk. ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 9:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SA-list] Message Popup My checks generate a sound when a server is down, but it's often hard to see what exactly has happened (until the end of the cycle when the HTML pages are generated, which can be a few minutes later). I'd like to be able to generate a simple popup window with the info in it (which would automatically close again after a few seconds). Obviously I can run any exe as an alert, but I need that exe to start with. Anyone know of a handy utility to do that? 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