Big Mistake! client server

[SeaHag]

I have a program on a network.
There are about 20 people using this program.
Problem is (duh) I have the program running on
everybodys computer all day (in the task bar)
I just went to update this program..
But people have it open.. ()


What do I do?.. is there a way I can kick them off the program.
Is there a way to see everybody that has it open??
Is there a way to update this.

HELP!!!
Seahag

[sjwesley]

Well, in Win98 there is a program called "Net Watcher" under Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools.

With this you could see the list of all users who are currently accessing the application.

There should be some third-party application in web too.

[c@lle]

a possible way is to let your program check a shared file every 10 minutes for example.



so place a text file on '\\server\share\lock.txt'

then change the content of the file to 1 if it is locked and end your program.

this way it takes only 10 minutes for all the users to stop their application.

[SeaHag]

Interesting.

So what yous are saying.... is make it work somehow?

Any ideas welcome!

[peet]

u want to add this kind of functionality to u'r software and need suggestions?

[James Stanich]

20 users? Send out email saying "At 11:00, do not use "APPLICATIOn HERE" for apprx 30 MINUTES, the application is going through an upgrade..."

[SeaHag]

Email would work.
Although, Our computer challenged friends, dont always check thier mail. (too bad)

Is there some sort of Sharing folder thinggy..
Or will I have to program (on start up) a file copy everday?

:?

Just thinking out loud.

[vb_dba]

If you're on an NT/2000 network, network admin should be able to tell you who has what files open on the server. They may even be able to lock it down for you so no one can access it but you.

Chris

[JoshT]

I personally would just write a batch file or perl script that shells this pskill utility for the app for every computer on the network.

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pskill.shtml

[SeaHag]

Interesting..

I am a beginner. could you explane bit more?

[Lordak]

What about implementing with winsock?
You could send a control message to finish them all, or whatever you want. It could seem something like a trojan but... I would work.
I love winsock
Lordak

[SeaHag]

Lordak

could you post a cool winsock program? pls..

[JoshT]

Why use Winsock when NT/2000 already has the functionality built into the OS?

[Lordak]

This is an explicit example of how winsock works with remote computers.
In advice, the 'server' part is the one you have to implement in the program that will be distributed, and 'client' is the program you'll use to interact with the server.
The example includes a remote shoutdown, you can do many things, 'cause you are in the remote machine as well.
I hope this helps.
Lordak

[SeaHag]

I`ll look at that later..


What about Nt 2000 built in functions?

[[Digital-X-Treme]]

20 people isn't that many. What would be more time consuming? Walking round, and upgrading the application yourself manually, in say, a couple of hours, or spending a day or more creating some sort of auto-updating network application?

Laterz

[SeaHag]

I hate walking..
PLus I like updating 1 program..

The solution I came up with is a file copy every morning of the server. So a program will ony be outdated by a day?

kinda simple... but works.

Problem I am having now is creating shortcuts.
The shortcut itself isn't hard.. its finding the right paths..


I want a shortcut in the start menu.. simple enough?
right..

The IT guy has all three Operating systems implimented

How do Easily get the path?