dialer for linux

[bolaguer]

Hey guys,

many has been posted on dialers but my problem is i'm connecting to a linux system. any help is much appreciated.

thanx

mail: [email protected]

[Ianf]

I need a bit more information on your problem. What sort of connection to a Linux system???? Cos if its a standard dialup then it doesn't matter what platform you are connecting to. The remote hosts web server should handle all that for you whether it apache or IIS

[bolaguer]

i'm connecing to apache and i want to make my dialer be placed on the dialup networking folder of windows. i want it also be installed in that folder and system tray.

thanks
bo

[Ianf]

Well your system tray is no problem. What you have to do is place a picture box on your form. Select a picture that you want to be the icon in your system tray then use the following code:

' This in general declarations
Option Explicit
Private Type NOTIFYICONDATA
cbSize As Long
hWnd As Long
uId As Long
uFlags As Long
ucallbackMessage As Long
hIcon As Long
szTip As String * 64
End Type

Private Const NIM_ADD = &H0
Private Const NIM_MODIFY = &H1
Private Const NIM_DELETE = &H2
Private Const WM_MOUSEMOVE = &H200
Private Const NIF_MESSAGE = &H1
Private Const NIF_ICON = &H2
Private Const NIF_TIP = &H4

Private Declare Function Shell_NotifyIcon Lib "shell32" _
Alias "Shell_NotifyIconA" (ByVal dwMessage As Long, pnid _
As NOTIFYICONDATA) As Boolean

Dim t As NOTIFYICONDATA

' This in form load event
t.cbSize = Len(t)
t.hWnd = Picture1.hWnd
t.uId = 1&
t.uFlags = NIF_ICON Or NIF_TIP Or NIF_MESSAGE
t.ucallbackMessage = WM_MOUSEMOVE
t.hIcon = Picture1.Picture
t.szTip = "Name you want for the application" & Chr$(0)

Shell_NotifyIcon NIM_ADD, t

' And this in the form unload event
t.cbSize = Len(t)
t.hWnd = Picture1.hWnd
t.uId = 1&

Shell_NotifyIcon NIM_DELETE, t

Can't you decide where you want your application to be installed throught the package and deployment wizard?

Let me know if you need anymore info.

Respeck

[bolaguer]

thanks...its a great help.with regards with the wizard, have not tried yet but the dialer i need to install must already have a fix number to dial, modem is already detected and if not the system would suggest the user to install one, phonebook can also be edited and only have a username and password textbox as seen in the form...

again thanx
bo