From: danny s. <ori...@gm...> - 2005-11-02 22:07:35
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Hi, Instead of running winword.exe directly have you tried using "start windword.exe". You may even find that the start command represents a stem from which you could get the kind of desktop interaction you are looking for... Pull up a CMD box, and try "start /?" for info on it.. Danny Staple MBCS OrionRobots http://orionrobots.co.uk (Full contact details available through website) On 31/10/05, peter green <plu...@p1...> wrote: > > > iirc there is an option in the services control panel to let a service > access the gui have you tried turning that on for your ssh service? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: col...@li... > [mailto:col...@li...]On Behalf > Of Ian Bonnycastle > Sent: 31 October 2005 04:33 > To: Xing Qiu > Cc: col...@li... > Subject: Re: [coLinux-users] Is there any way to launch a Windows app fro= m > colinux commandline? > > > Its quite possible that controlling terminal requirements apply to Window= s > like it does with X as well... I doubt there is any way to get around thi= s. > I can think of some more complex ways to actually get it working; like > having a cygwin script daemon on Windows waiting for particular messages > from colinux via SSH writing to a text file (or something like that) to > start up an application, so a cygwin script actually kicks it off (thereb= y > controlling the terminal, and displaying properly.) I doubt you could do = it > directly from colinux. > > Ian > > On 10/30/05, Xing Qiu <liq...@ho...> wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > I have both colinux and cygwin sshd running. I use putty to connect= to > > the colinux virtual machine and I am happy with that. However sometime= s I > > may need to launch a Windows app (Word, for instance) to view/edit a > colinux > > file (let's say foo.doc). Now certainly I can switch to explorer and o= pen > > the colinux samba share folder and then double click on foo.doc , and > Windows > > will launch Word for me. But it would be far cooler if I can do that f= rom > > some command line script within colinux. > > > > I tried to use the cygwin Xterm, and cd to /cygdrive/c/Program > > Files/Microsoft Office/Office10, and then run ./WINWORD.EXE, and it wor= ks! > > However if I connect to cygwin sshd from colinux (or write an ssh > execution > > script) and do the same, Word doesn't show up at all (but I am sure it = is > > running, coz I can find it running from Windows taskmanager). Any one = has > > any tips? :-) > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. > > Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course > > Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 > > Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for > more information > > _______________________________________________ > > coLinux-users mailing list > > coL...@li... > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/colinux-users > > > > |