The same is true for HTTP based services, provided the service is secured for Internet querying or a VPN is in place for WAN requests. The only time port 80/443 are issues is when the PC is locked down due to a strict IAP. If you have a bridged VPN you can even use Windows/Samba shares across the nodes and open stuff up directly from an off-site server and not involve a web browser. A WINS server may be required depending on how the networks are tied together.
---------------------------------------- Glen Batchelor IT Director All-Spec Industries phone: (910) 332-0424 fax: (910) 763-5664 E-mail: webmas...@all-spec.com Web: http://www.all-spec.com Blog: http://blog.all-spec.com ---------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users- > boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Dave Laansma > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 8:40 AM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] AccuTerm File Transfer > > The beauty of the Accuterm (and other direct 'push' features) is that > there is virtually no setup required on the PC in order to transfer the > data. If Accuterm is operational and you have a network connection, it > simply works. > > And if you get really creative, after the file is transported to the PC, > then you can activate open Excel run an Accuterm script that opens said > file and automatically formats the columns right in front of the user. > > My users have come to LOVE this 'magical' report delivery method. And > no special setup is necessary on their PC. > > Sincerely, > David Laansma > IT Manager > Hubbard Supply Co. > Direct: 810-342-7143 > Office: 810-234-8681 > Fax: 810-234-6142 > www.hubbardsupply.com > "Delivering Products, Services and Innovative Solutions" > > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Robert Houben > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 1:21 AM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] AccuTerm File Transfer > > Back in 1985/86 I helped design and develop a terminal emulator, the > first one for PICK, called PK Harmony (based on the PC-Harmony Business > Basic emulator family). We designed all these useful escape sequences > so you could have a PICK/BASIC program run a DOS command, or drive a > printer, either directly or through a "slave printer" function. I'd > like to think that modern terminal emulators have a way to direct output > to a printer, but maybe not. I've been out of the terminal emulator end > of things and into ODBC/JDBC and successors for almost 20 years now. > > They might pop up and ask you what printer to send output to, which > would be a bit of a drag. The more useful thing would be to be able to > ask the emulator what printers it has available and optionally select > one by name or ordinal, from the list. Then you could do everything > programmatically, without interaction. > > These days I tend to operate from telnet, so I don't really know the > emulators, anymore. > > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of McGowan, Ian > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:31 PM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] AccuTerm File Transfer > > I forgot the obligatory plug for pickwiki: > http://www.pickwiki.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?RunAProgram - this page has > escape sequences for a lot of the common emulators... > > Ian McGowan > > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of McGowan, Ian > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:25 PM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] AccuTerm File Transfer > > If you can arrange for the terminal emulator to run a command, you can > fire off (for example): > > "cmd /c start http://myserver/files/abc123.pdf"; > > And the end user's PC will launch the default browser and attempt to > connect to the web service. You set the mime-type to application/pdf, > include some magic javascript in the pdf to open up the print dialog > automatically, and Bob's your uncle. Closing the pdf is tricky, we've > left it to the user to do that. For word, substitute macros for > javascript (though the user will have to be prepared for scary popups). > > If you have full control of the client's environment, you can install > tools like doit (by the author of putty) and bypass the terminal > emulator bit. > > http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/doit/ > > The other way we do this to send word, excel and pdf docs generated by > pick basic code is to simply email it to the user. Sometimes there's no > other options - there's a firewall in the way, security won't allow > other methods, etc. The users don't seem to care, as long as they get a > document in a few seconds. > > Ian McGowan > 925.609.2554 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Kevin King > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:01 PM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] AccuTerm File Transfer > > Glen, so how is it exactly that an event on the server will trigger this > transfer, open, print, and exit? > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This message is intended only for the addressee > and may contain confidential, privileged information. If you are > not the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose any > information contained in the message. 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