Solaris 7 5/99 Release Notes Supplement for Sun Hardware

Configuring PC launcher

You configure PC launcher by specifying your setup in the three steps on the PC launcher Configuration window.

Before configuring, you must have the following:

Configuring for PCi
  1. From the CDE Toolbar, start the Application Manager.

  2. Click "Configure PC launcher" under the Desktop controls. The PC launcher Configuration window is displayed. Answer the questions in the following 3 steps.

    1. On-Board PC Emulator and SunPCI (default)

    2. Enter your Sun PCi's hostname (default)

    3. Let PC Emulator handle the file

  3. Click "OK".


    Note -

    PC documents are opened for viewing and editing through the Sun PCi card whenever you double-click a document. If you want to do "quick" viewing, select "Let Solaris handle the file" and PC file viewer is invoked. For editing, use the right-mouse button and select "Open In Emulator".


  4. From SunPCi run h: \.dt\bin\win9x\intel\sdtpcactiond.exe (assuming H: is mapped to your unix home directory).

Configuring for the Software Environment
  1. From the CDE Toolbar, start the Application Manager.

  2. Click "Configure PC launcher" under the Desktop controls.

    1. On-Board PC Emulator and SoftWindows.

    2. <Hostname>

    3. Let Solaris handle the file


      Note -

      PC type documents can be opened for viewing and editing with a right-mouse double-click. If you selected "Let Solaris handle the file" when you configured PC launcher, then double-clicking on a file will launch PC file viewer.


  3. Click "OK".

  4. From Software Environment run:


    h: \.dt\bin\win9x\intel\sdtpcactiond.exe
    

    (assuming H: is mapped to your unix home directory).

Configuring for a Deskside PC
  1. From the CDE Toolbar, start the Application Manager.

  2. Click "Configure PC launcher" under the Desktop Applications.

    1. Standalone PC

    2. <Hostname>

    3. Let the Standalone PC handle the file


      Note -

      PC type documents can be opened for viewing and editing with a right-mouse double-click. If you selected "Let Solaris handle the file" when you configured PC launcher, then double-clicking on a file will launch PC file viewer.


  3. Click "OK".

  4. From Deskside PC run:


    h: \.dt\bin\win9x\intel\sdtpcactiond.exe
    

    (assuming H: is mapped to your unix home directory).