Win98 Issue - Launch App on Remote Volume

[Scott Rossi]

Recently, "Alain Farmer"  wrote:

>> Our (MC 2.4.2) app is designed to launch a second
>> app ... works fine and reliably when run locally.
>> When this is run under Win98 from a remote volume,
>> our app runs fine but will not launch the 2nd app.
>> The error returned in the result is "Not opened"
> 
> My guess is that it is a SECURITY issue. *Executing* a
> program on another computer is almost always
> proscribed, e.g. not allowed.
> 
> Therefore, you might want to look at the security
> config for that program. Set it to allow "execute"
> access but, of course, if-and-only-if you have the
> necessary account and authentication information.

I might expect that too, however:

1) Our app is located on the remote volume and can be launched without
problem;

2) The user has administrative access;

3) Launching the 2nd app works on Win2K and WinXP;

4) Using get shell("start" && "path_to_the_app.exe") returns empty as if
successful, but nothing happens;

5) Double-clicking the app runs it correctly.

I suppose I could resort to the old externals package and send a double
click to the 2nd app, but I've run into stability issues with it and would
prefer to avoid using it.

Thanks for your suggestions/observations Alain.

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
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