Tim Golden wrote: > | > [gel] > | > > | > | I have written a python client server app [...] > | > | I want to run the client end of the app more or less invisibly > | > | (no console) on the XP clients when ever a users logs on. > > While this isn't answering the question you first > asked, might I suggest an alternative approach? > Obviously, I'm working from no more than the sketch > you gave of your app and its requirements, but might > it be worth turning the problem on its head, and > using WMI? > > Advantages: > > 1) WMI will -- almost certainly -- already be running on your > target machines. No need to install your own service. > > 2) WMI has a fair range of mechanisms for determining > what processes are starting, stopping, etc. and for > manipulating them remotely. > > 3) You can, at least in theory, access any number of machines > from a central server, and with a bit of judicious threading > or looping, you should be able to generate a fair bit of resilience > to machine dropouts etc. > > Disadvantages: > > 1) What you're doing may be far more complex than you've > outlined, requiring a local service per target machine > for other reasons. > > 2) You may have already invested some amount of time and > effort in developing an app which does what you want. > > 3) I may have entirely misunderstood what you're trying > to do in any case. > > If you're interested and want a code sample, let me know. > If you're not, that's fine. > > TJG >
Hi Tim Thanks for your suggestion, I have just got to read the post now and appolagise to you and the others who have replied to my post for the big gap. I will have a read today and get back to you. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
