[ale] OT Running executable apps on IIS

[Christopher Fowler]

On Wed, 2003-12-10 at 16:10, tfreeman at intel.digichem.net wrote:
> I'm not sure, but wouldn't a vnc server on a stand-alone windows box come 
> close to what is desired??
> 

In a single-user environment


> On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Keeler, James wrote:
> 
> > Yes, they are GUI.
> > 
> > My hope was that I could have the user interact with a program that was
> > running on the server while relaying the screen output to the user; kind of
> > like a published app in Citrix.
> > 
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > James R. Keeler, MCSE
> > Information Systems Specialist
> > Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net] 
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 12:16 PM
> > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> > Subject: Re: [ale] Running executable apps on IIS
> > 
> > 
> > Keeler, James wrote:
> > > I am always being hit up by people in the department to put certain 
> > > programs on the intranet so that everyone can access them.  Some of 
> > > these are EXEs. How can I get these to run on the server side?
> > 
> > Just noticed you mentioned IIS in the subject.  (should be prefaced by 
> > OT) :)
> > 
> > You're very likely out of luck, unless these just generate ascii output. 
> >   Most windows programs are tied to a gui.  If it does only generate 
> > ascii output, you would need to go the cgi route.
> > 
> >