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Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide

PC Launcher

Audience

PC launcher is designed for Solaris users who have access to Windows `98, ME, NT, or 2000 based PC environments

What is PC Launcher?

PC launcher provides you with the capability to view and edit PC files and attachments by launching the associated Windows applications and files in the PC environment. PC launcher enables you to launch attachments and files created in the Windows environment.

PC Launcher Installation Requirements

If you don't have the Supplement CD, contact your Sun service representative.

System Requirements

Sun Workstation

Network PC Environment with one of the following:

PC Launcher Installation

SunPCi Requirements

In order for PC launcher to work, SunPCi and its host workstation must be able to ping each other by `name'. To do this, you must have:

Because of the network architecture of SunPCi and the way it shares Ethernet access with its host, the SunPCI and host cannot see each other on the network.

To work around this, use an IP routing system (a "real" router, another Sun system, an NT system, etc.) on the same subnet to act as a proxy router.

Note -

You must have account access to the IP router you have selected, since you must add two routes to it.

For example, based on following setup:

you need to do the following:

  1. On the host workstation:

    route add 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.3 1

    Note -

    You can add an /etc/rc script to make this happen at every reboot.

  2. On the routing proxy:

route add 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.3 0

route add 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.3 0 (or the equivalent)

Caution - Caution -

You must add routes to all three systems in this fashion in order for this to work. Do NOT assume that "standard network default routers" or anything else will provide similar functionality; they will not.

After doing this, verify that the SunPCi can ping its host by IP, and vice versa. Once that works, make sure the systems can ping each other by name; add entries to the appropriate naming services if they cannot. On UNIX, examples of naming services are DNS or /etc/hosts. Windows can use DNS or the hosts file as well. Consult your system administrator to add these entries, based on your setup. Once the systems can ping each other by name, PC launcher installs.

For further assistance with installation of SunPCi, refer to the following publications:

Installing PC Launcher Packages

See "Installing Supplement CD Software".

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:

To Configure PC Launcher 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 three 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-type documents can be 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. This step assumes h: is mapped to your UNIX home directory.

To Configure PC Launcher for the Software Environment

  1. From the CDE toolbar, start the Application Manager.

  2. Click Configure PC launcher under the Desktop controls then select or enter the following:

    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 the software environment run:


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

    This step assumes h: is mapped to your UNIX home directory.

To Configure PC Launcher for a Deskside PC

  1. From the CDE toolbar, start the Application Manager.

  2. Click Configure PC launcher under the Desktop Applications then select or enter the following:

    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

    This step assumes h: is mapped to your UNIX home directory.

Using PC Launcher

The CDE front panel and CDE workspace can be populated with an icon representing the PC environment, such as SunPCi. To do this, drag and drop OpenInSunPCi from the Desktop Applications in Application Manager, onto the Front Panel.

If you did not configure PC launcher, then the first time you open PC launcher, the PC launcher Configuration window will display. This is where you will configure PC launcher. You only need to configure PC launcher once.

Working With Windows Files

Identification of many popular PC file formats in CDE allows you to select and launch them in your preferred PC environment, such as SunPCI. A right mouse click on these files gives you the three following choices in the menu:

You can drag and drop Windows shortcuts onto the front panel. You can also put shortcuts on the CDE workspace by creating a windows short cut in your UNIX home directory and using dtfile to drag and drop. Refer to Windows help on creating shortcuts, and CDE help to get more information on drag and drop.

To Open an Application or Datafile

    Double-click on the shortcut from the Solaris desktop.

    The associated applications must be available to you. This procedure makes the Solaris desktop act like a Windows desktop. You can keep all your relevant applications inside the Solaris CDE front panel and CDE workspace and run them by double-clicking on them.

To Run Windows Binary Files

    Double-click on the file (exe) and run inside the PC environment (for example, SunPCi).

To Copy and Paste Text

  1. Highlight the text you want to copy and select Copy from the Edit menu.

  2. Click the place you want to paste the text, and select Paste from the Edit menu.

To View a File

    Click on the file and select View.

To Search for a File

  1. Select Find/Change from the Edit menu.

  2. Enter the filename into the Find field and click Find.

To Print Files

    Select Print from the File menu

    The file prints out on the PC printer.

Other Features

To Display the Windows Start Menu in CDE

Using manual steps, you can get to all of the Windows Start Menu choices in the CDE Application Manager.

  1. Start Windows Explorer.

  2. Copy C: \Window\StartMenu\ to H: \.dt\appmanager.

  3. Start Application Manager.

  4. Go to the desktop controls.

  5. Click Reload Application.

To Log On to a Different Machine

    Reconfigure PC launcher on the Configuration window.

To Reconfigure PC Launcher

    Remove the PC's hostname in Step 2 on the PC launcher Configuration window.

Switch Between Targets

    Change your selection in Step 1 on the PC launcher Configuration window.

Getting Help for PC Launcher

Help for PC launcher is available through the Help menu at the bottom of the PC launcher Configuration window.