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[bbelcher]

Hello All,

I have an idea but not sure if it's entirely feasible.

I would like to create a simple client interface that when button1 is pushed it sends a command over the LAN and put a message on the other client’s machines. I know you can use net send in all but what I was planning is to invoke a FULL SCREEN in the face kind of message. Not just a little popup window.

I found a program that allows me to run a program on other users desktop interactively but it takes about 2 seconds per machine and I have about 500 machines that’s about 16 minutes. Way to long.

Any ideas?

I was thinking of a client side app that checks for updates similar to the vds forum update. I would prefer to invoke an .exe on the client side to run interactive on the desktop.

[Rubes_sw]

I have nearly completed a new package called:

Lan Message Manager.

It is similar to AIM, MSN etc

It runs a server on your LAN, and the client runs an application.

The client can see whos, on-Line, Whos Busy etc. You can send Messags, Personal, Broadcast to any/all users. Send Phone Messages, Send files to other users on your LAN and loads of different features including Private Chat Rooms, Public Chat Rooms,

Hopefully i am releasing this at the end of Feb.

Nathan

[PGWARE]

Hello,
You should be able to use the vdsipp.dll to send messages using Lan IP/Addresses, send files, etc using either the UDP protocol or TCP. For files you can use TFTP since it provides a very easy method to do file transfers.

The client machines would act well like client machines Then have a single tcp/udp server where messages come in and can be sent to client machines. When a message is sent to a client machine the program can splash up a huge message box.

NET SEND is a good idea but I think Microsoft by default is now turning this service off on Windows due to people using it over the internet and spamming popup dialogs. Not removed but simply turning the feature off which can later be turned back on.

[Mac]

Not sure if this will help, but I made a simple
LAN chat program a while back that just sends
a file to the target computer.

The client monitors for the file - if it exists, it
reads it and deletes it. No extra DLLs and no
data clutter.

Not sure how fast this method would be to send
to 500 comps though.

If you prefer to have clients check a single comp
for a file, there's also code in the example that
loads a "c:\" filelist from the target comp (this is
how it verifies a target comp is on the LAN).

Source:
http://forum.vdsworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=494

Actually pretty simple stuff.

Cheers, Mac

[bbelcher]

Humm.... great ideas. Just have to figure out a direction..

Thanks, and keep em comming.