RE: [PLUG] I need to control a Windows machine from Linux...

["George Gallen" <ggallen@slackinc.com>]

I'm looking into a wshd (www.denicomp.com) right now. This should allow
me to run the program remotely, and send keystrokes to do the printing.
The license fee isn't too bad either.

I thought about the telnet server, but wanted to avoid that if possible,
security isn't an issue, as it's a direct connection between the linux
and windows machine, and the windows machine doesn't contain anything
worth securing.

Thanks
George

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org
> [mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Isaac Bennetch
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 11:12 AM
> To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] I need to control a Windows machine from Linux...
> 
> 
> Good morning,
> 
> WSH is probably your friend here. You can write .vbs or even .js files
> that (I think) can be used to control IE [1]. I'm pretty sure you can
> use telnet [2] to launch the script remotely, even though I've never
> done anything like this.
> 
> ~ipb
> 
> [1]: Just a few quick Google hits I found that may be useful:
> http://www.scala.com/forum/printing-within-ic-designer-1019.html
> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.scripting.vbsc
> ript/browse_thread/thread/7f774e154e05b0c0/cf31ecf120884aa2%23
> cf31ecf120884aa2
> 
> [2]: I know w2k server comes with a telnet server and believe XP and
> 2k3 do also. I'm not sure about other versions. I think there are also
> third party telnet servers, if you so desire. Better still -- install
> cygwin and use ssh.
> 
> On 6/30/06, George Gallen <ggallen@slackinc.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Sounds worse than it what I need.
> >
> > Here's what I need to do.
> >
> > 1. Create an HTML/javascript page on our Linux machine,
> >        then write that page onto on of our windows machine. 
>   (check, done)
> >
> > 2. Tell the windows machine to launch IE with this internal C:\ URL
> >
> > 3. Tell IE to print the HTML document (which would create a file)
> >
> > 4. Read the file created back into linix (check, done)
> >
> > 5. wrap it and sent it to a choice of printers (check, done).
> >
> > It's steps 2 & 3 that I'm looking for a program to do.
> >
> > Basically, I have an HTML page that loads up a bunch of 
> images and text
> > associated with the images. It is formatted so when the 
> print is made, each
> > printed page contains two of the images vertically. I'm using IE
> > specifically
> > because I'm utilizing the image manipulation styles 
> (DXImageTransform).
> > and it's ability to render an HTML page into a printed 
> page. Then I want to
> > send that printed page(s) to specific printer, which could be in the
> > building
> > or it could remote anywhere on the internet.
> >
> > What I'm looking for is a way to tell Windows (XP in this 
> case) to launch IE
> > and URL
> > (the HTML as an OnLoad command to document.print(); so I 
> don't need to click
> > print)
> > But I will need to tell IE "print" when the "print..." box 
> comes up. The
> > default printer
> > on this machine will send to a print file and not an actual printer.
> >
> > Are there any Public domain programs (win) that I can do this with?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > George Gallen
> > Senior Programmer/Analyst
> > Accounting/Data Division
> > ggallen@slackinc.com
> > ph:856.848.1000 Ext 220
> >
> > SLACK Incorporated - Delivering the best in health care 
> information and
> > education worldwide.
> > http://www.slackinc.com
> >
> > 
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