WEB-RAMP-NL, Step 2b. Copy newlook files to RAMP_Newlook folder
A number of CAB files plus a file that tells the server what to download need to be placed into the RAMP_Newlook folder on your web server.
Three of these files will need to be downloaded from the Look Software web site - please do not try to create these yourself. One reason for this is that these files are already digitally signed, so it will save you the problem of having to digitally sign them yourself. Also, these CAB files contain the information required to register the newlook AxtiveX on the target PC.
(There is one file, the RAMP.cab file, which you not download from the Look Software web site but will need to create yourself in the next step.)
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Download the standard cab files from the Look Software site |
Access the http://www.looksoftware.com/cab80/ site and download the following files: · Newlook.cab · Nlmain.cab · Nlupdate.nlu Place these files in the new RAMP_NewLook folder on your webserver. |
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Change the NewLook update file extension to .txt |
Rename Nlupdate.nlu to Nlupdate.txt. Note: Depending on your PC security settings, this file may have downloaded as Nlupdate.nlu.txt. The reason we do this is because web servers recognize .txt files as safe, but may not recognize .nlu files as safe. Chances are that your users will encounter problems downloading the file if you leave the .nlu suffix. |
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Change the NewLook update file to point to the CAB files on your web server |
newlook's automated web deployment is done by simply pointing the browser at a nominated web page. When a browser detects that the newlook software has not been installed on the PC, it will automatically initiate the software download and then invoke newlook within the web page. The information in the nlpudate.txt file tells the system where to download the newlook CAB files from. Open Nlupdate.txt file and modify its contents as follows: Change all references to nlconfig.cab to RAMP.cab Change the newlookDir value to "%ProgramFiles%/LANSA RAMP NewLook" or another meaningful name. This will become the directory that newlook is loaded into on the target PC. Change the url values for the [nlmain.cab] and [RAMP.cab] cab files to reference where these files are located on your own web server. Save your changes.
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The resulting file will look something like this: [newlook] Update=nlmain.cab,RAMP.cab newlookDir=%PROGRAMFILES%\LANSA RAMP newlook
[nlmain.cab] Desc=newlook Program Files Url=http://wsrv/images/private/RAMP_newlook/nlmain.cab
[RAMP.cab] Desc=newlook Configuration Files Url=http://wsrv/images/private/RAMP_newlook/RAMP.cab
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