Re: anyone customizing Phase 3 telnet on XP?

[Bob Duncan <duncanr@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:12 AM 09/04/2003 -0500, Dennis G. Van Arsdale wrote:
>I've been trying - with no success - a wide variety of the admin.cmd
>file in the C:\Millenium directory (manual page 105574) to try to get
>my regular telnet program instead of the default Java-based one for
>the Millenium telnet command bar option.
>
>Has anyone been able to get the customized telnet to work in XP?
>Would you show a copy of your file, please?


I've figured out how to make it work in XP, but since the manual doesn't 
show any examples for XP, the workaround isn't documented, and the manual 
may be incorrect even for Win2000 (see below), I'd contact the help desk 
before doing anything.

In WinXP, if you look in the "Innovative Millennium" window after clicking 
the Telnet button in the control bar, you should see that the file 
"atelnet.bat" is run in response to the call for telnet.  In other words, 
Millennium doesn't appear to be looking for admin.cmd---it's looking for 
atelnet.bat.  Instead of naming the text file admin.cmd, name it 
atelnet.bat.  And because it's a DOS file, make sure the path to the telnet 
app complies with DOS file naming conventions.  Example:

         @echo off
         C:\Progra~1\QPC\QVTNet\bin\term.exe %1%

This fires up the QVT telnet client when the Telnet button in the control 
bar is clicked.

In Win2000, it looks like Mill is looking for atelnet.cmd, not admin.cmd, 
but I'd still contact the helpdesk before defying the almighty manual.

Bob Duncan



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