Network versions of applications

[Mark Talluto]

On Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at 11:04 PM, Chipp Walters wrote:

> Mark,
>
> Of course, if the servers are on a local area network, and you can see 
> them
> on the desktop, then you can double-click and launch. You can have 
> multiple
> instances launching of the same program.
>
> But, if you want to launch from a webpage (say by clicking on an link) 
> then
> you'll need a 'helper' app which resides on the local machine. You set 
> the
> MIME for the app document file and it launches the helper app which in 
> turn
> can load the downloaded stack.
>
> You can download a trial copy of buttongadget at
> www.buttongadget.com
>
> install it and go to the buttonsets page at:
> http://www.buttongadget.com/buttonsets/default.htm
>
> click on any button and it will download a button preset stack to your
> internet temp file, launch buttongadget, copy the stack to a 
> buttonplugins
> folder and launch the stack.
>
> All happens in a couple of seconds (the preset stack is small).
>
> hope this helps,
>
> Chipp


Chipp,

Thanks for the info.  I will give it a try in a week or so and see how 
it goes.



Best regards,
Mark Talluto
http://www.canelasoftware.com