Hi Cath, did I understand your question right that you want to provide your own Dialup-connection instead of using the system's default internet connection method?
If yes, here some ideas: - first you should check if the target computer actually uses DialUp-Networking and has a modem installed, eg. by checking some registry values. If Dialup Networking is installed, the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\RemoteAccess\ has to exist, otherwise it doesn't exist. All existing connections (connectoids ) are listed under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\RemoteAccess\Profile\ - you could try to provide your own *.DUN file (which is a special INI that contains dialup-connection-infos). you can easily generate such a DUN file by creating a Dial-Up connection (connectoid ) with the correct settings on your own system and dragging it to any folder or the desktop. You can install this DUN file on the user's system with calling Win 9x: RUNDLL32.EXE RNAUI.DLL,RnaRunImport "<path-to-DUN-file>" Win XP (and propably NT/Win2k): RUNDLL32.EXE NETSHELL.DLL,InvokeDunFile "<path-to-DUN-file>" you can do this with Buddy API like baRunProgram( "RUNDLL32.EXE RNAUI.DLL,RnaRunImport <path-to-DUN-file>", hidden", false ) baRunProgram( "RUNDLL32.EXE NETSHELL.DLL,InvokeDunFile <path-to-DUN-file>", "hidden", false ) A problem might be that a DUN file also contains information about the modem to use, in section [Device]. Maybe you could find out the installed modems from the registry and generate a DUN file with the apropriate modem on the fly. You could even generate the full DUN-file with Buddy API's baWriteIni(). After the DUN-file is imported, you can open a dialup connection by using the entry name that is specified in the DUN file (line "Entry_Name=..." in section [Entry]). On Win9x you start a DialUp-connection with calling RunDLL32 RNAUI.DLL,RnaDial <entry name> eg. with Buddy API: baRunProgram( "RunDLL32 RNAUI.DLL,RnaDial <entry name>", hidden", false ) On Win NT/2k/XP with: RASDIAL.EXE <entry name> eg. with Buddy API: baRunProgram( "RASDIAL.EXE <entry name>", hidden", false ) To uninstall the temporary connection, you can use RASPHONE.EXE -r <entry name> for Win NT/2k/XP, but I don't know how you could do this on Win 9x. Good luck, Valentin Cath Sample wrote: > Hi, > I need to make a CD which will set up temporary dial up connection > and then > connect to a web page. I have tried the demo of DirectConnection xtra > , > which opens a window so the user can input the phone number, etc, but > I > would really like to do this without making the user input the phone > number. Has anyone done anything like this? > > > Regards > > Cath Sample > Director > Phosphor Essence > > Level 1, 27 Dacre St > PO Box 68755 > Newton, Auckland > http://www.phosphor.co.nz > P: +64 9 377 4626 > F: +64 9 377 4991 > M: 021 748 774 > > > The material in this email is confidential to the addressee and may be > protected by legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, > please > note that you may not use any material in this message nor pass it on > to > others. If you have received this email in error, please delete it and > notify us immediately by telephone or email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go > to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with > programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
