Re: A2 Network Program Launcher?

[Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net>]

Ron Evry <revry@clark.net> wrote:

: I'm working with a network of 30 GSes using an LC580 with Appleshare
: 4.0.2. Each GS has a finderless sys 6.0.1 startup floppy, and the boot
: program is set to launch a MECC Menu program. So far so good.

: Now I want to launch a keyboarding program off the network. It's inside
: its own folder on the server, and if I escape into the launcher, I can
: maneuver to the folder, open it and run BASIC.SYSTEM, which then
: launches STARTUP and runs the program.

: I tried to write my own menu type launcher using Applesoft BASIC, but
: when I tell it to run the program:
: 10 PRINT CHR$(4) "-/MACSERVER/FOLDERNAME/BASIC.SYSTEM"
: it launches BASIC, but doesn't see the STARTUP.

Well this is superfluous since you're already in BASIC.

: If I write this line:
: 10 PRINT CHR$(4) "-/MACSERVER/FOLDERNAME/STARTUP"
: then the program tries to boot, but asks for the original disk to be
: inserted. This doesn't happen when I boot BASIC.SYSTEM from the GS
: launcher inside the folder directly. Does anybody have a workaround?

You could throw a PRINT CHR$(4)"PREFIX whatever" and see if it helps.

: OR, does anybody know of a good ready made launcher program I can run on
: the network? I heard that Apple had one called ARISTOTLE, but it doesn't
: seem to come with Appleshare software. The System 6.0.1 GS installer
: disks have an option to "update" Aristotle. Anyone know where this can
: be found and if it will work.

Well one thing to try as a test is putting a STARTUP file in the directory
and see if it runs. That is assuming you don't just get the BASIC copyright
notice when you run BASIC. If that works, put a BAS file there that runs
when you run BASIC and make the program do the prefix etc.
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