can i programmaticall y set up a web server?

Steven

hi all

i'm primarily a ASP web developer, so i'm not sure if i can do this or not.
i want to allow client's on my site to run a local version of the site off
their laptop. i want to give the user an option on the site that grabs all
the ASP pages, extracts just their records for MS SQL and exports to MS
Access, then packs into a zip file for download. no problem with any of the
steps so far. what should happend next is the user runs my app which:

a. checks to see if PWS is installed on the machine and if so, is there a
domain set up to point to my pages. if not, install PWS and add the domain.
b. copy my files to "c:\local_web_s ite"
c. adds a favourites pointing to the PWS server in IE
d. starts PWS, opens IE and goes to the directory.

is this possible? the big question is the business of sniffing for a PWS,
installing if necessary, and adding the domain info.

tks

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Geoff

"Steven" <ss***@hotmail. com> wrote in message
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hi all

i'm primarily a ASP web developer, so i'm not sure if i can do this or not. i want to allow client's on my site to run a local version of the site off
their laptop. i want to give the user an option on the site that grabs all
the ASP pages, extracts just their records for MS SQL and exports to MS
Access, then packs into a zip file for download. no problem with any of the steps so far. what should happend next is the user runs my app which:

a. checks to see if PWS is installed on the machine and if so, is there a
domain set up to point to my pages. if not, install PWS and add the domain. b. copy my files to "c:\local_web_s ite"
c. adds a favourites pointing to the PWS server in IE
d. starts PWS, opens IE and goes to the directory.

is this possible? the big question is the business of sniffing for a PWS,
installing if necessary, and adding the domain info.

tks

Sounds a bit overkill to me, with trip ups
Restarts, configuration,e tc..
A user not familiar with PWS
A large help desk - comes to mind.

I think a better option would be to
provide a download to install an AX.
(If Clients use only IE then AX docs sound good to me)

Also added to the favs and optionaly to the start menu:
When run (or browsed to) an option loads to go live
,download, or use offline
(page link option or intergrated into IE's Menu's)

(Download as data or database which ever you prefer)
Create and/or store the database locally.
Options then to update it.
(either viewed in IE (DLL,EXE) or in outside forms IE (EXE) -
like the way Windows update functions)

Admittedly it means you would need to re-write/convert
your server side scripts and client HTML/Scripts,
in to a VB compiled dll or exe.

Still, it would give you online calls to your server and be able to manage
the data locally all from within IE.
You would have the freedom when coding of knowing that your Server pages are
always clients online and your AX is local with options to go online.

To simplifiy things a separate web application on your side to provide the
download and manage the update capabillities.

Once tested a few links and its live with little change/upset to the stuff
you already have.

I am sure there are be plenty of people in here that can/will help with the
VB side of things if :
a) you decide to tackle it
b) you get stuck .

Geoff

Jul 17 '05 #2

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