LAUNCHER is a small executable that will allow you to launch a windows
application via a URL from a Windows based WWW client/browser without
having to call up a particular document.

LAUNCHER is provided free.  The author and the provider
cannot provide any guarantees as to its reliability, function,
or possibly harm to your system.  You use this at your
own risk.  Support is not available, so don't ask.

1) To use launcher, create a file called LAUNCHER.INI which looks like:

[Mappings]
application=path
anotherapp=path

For example:

[Mappings]
wordperfect=c:\wpwin60\wpwin.exe
word=c:\word\word.exe

A sample file is included.

2) Then create a file with a .l extension on your
http server (or your localhost) that contains
as its contents the keyword for the application
you wish to launch as defined in LAUNCHER.INI
For example, to create a file to launch WPWin
make a file called wp.l and have its contents be
the single line:

wordperfect

The URL to launch this could be:

<A HREF=file://localhost/c:/html/wp.l>Launch WordPerfect</A>

or

<A HREF=http://www.foo.edu/launch/wp.l>Launch WordPerfect</A>

3) In your win.ini file (or cello.ini file or wherever you
set up associations for your client) place an entry that
looks like:

[Extensions]
l=c:\launcher\launcher.exe ^.l

C:\LAUNCHER\LAUNCHER.EXE is, of course, the path to wherever
you have copied LAUNCHER.EXE on your machine.

This may be different for WinMosaic.  Consult the docs for your
particular client. 

That's it!  The C++ source code is provided free.  Modify
as you see fit.  We won't answer any questions about it.

Will Sadler
sadler@indiana.edu