[Discussion] Guestion about settings for launch.asp and citrix client for OS/2

[Arthur Menu]

R.J. de Raadt wrote:
> Hallo Arthur
> Possible my question from some days ago did not reach you, so I send it 
> here again.
> I read your question about launch.asp when working with OS2 citrix client.
> In my hospital we have the same situation as you described. Only I am
> not able to get working at all from home. Not with changing launch.asp
> in launch. ica , neither when changing to launch.asp.
> I have installed the OS/2 citrix client (v 6.012) and tried for long
> time without success to connect with my browser (seamonkey) and to go to
> "nfuse.ssvz.nl". After login, I get a application icon. When I click on
> this, a file launch.asp is shown. Since seamonkey does not know what to
> do with this file, I download it and rename it manually to launch.ica.
> (or to launch.asp.ica). Now wficaos2.exe should open it, so that I get
> the desired application to work with that.
> I get a message "Unable to contact the Citrix Server Browser. Either
> your network is not functional, or the configured browser addresses are
> incorrect."
> 
> Before trying to connect I made an helper application in Seamonkey
> application/x-ica and edited it as "use default application". (this is
> recommended in the citrix guide). Also I tried to change this and choose
> "open it with C:\citrix\wficaos2.exe"
> Furthermore I set  for wficaos2.exe the parameter /setup, that should
> make citrix\wficaos2.exe known to the opened browser. After that I set
> the parameter to launch.ica (and also tried launch.asp.ica).
> I am very interested how you got this Citrix client working with
> Seamonkey at all.
> Thanks in advance for remarks.
> R.J. de Raadt, Schiedam, The Netherlands, Europe
> 
> 
Hi Mr. de Raadt,

I have been able to access my work application programs using the os2
citrix client, after logging into my work server using the Nfuse
service, in the following way:

1. I created a command file (art-file.cmd) that changes the name of the
downloaded launch.asp file to launch*.asp.ica and then starts the
application using wficaos2.exe. Here is the file:

d:
cd d:\lotusw4\temp
if not exist launch-3.asp.ica goto four
ren launch.asp launch-4.asp.ica
c:\citrix\wficaos2.exe launch-4.asp.ica
del launch-4.asp.ica
goto end
:four
if not exist launch-2.asp.ica goto three
ren launch.asp launch-3.asp.ica
c:\citrix\wficaos2.exe launch-3.asp.ica
del launch-3.asp.ica
goto end
:three
if not exist launch-1.asp.ica goto two
ren launch.asp launch-2.asp.ica
c:\citrix\wficaos2.exe launch-2.asp.ica
del launch-2.asp.ica
goto end
:two
if not exist launch.asp.ica goto one
ren launch.asp launch-1.asp.ica
c:\citrix\wficaos2.exe launch-1.asp.ica
del launch-1.asp.ica
goto end
:one
ren launch.asp launch.asp.ica
c:\citrix\wficaos2.exe launch.asp.ica
del launch.asp.ica
:end

The cmd file starts by changing to the temp directory where Seamonkey
puts downloaded files. This temp directory is set in config.sys, and on
my system that is d:\lotusw4\temp.

As there are five application icons that are displayed when I log into
my work server (Outlook, Word, Excel, IExplorer, Powerpoint), in order
to be able to have more than one of these applications open at the same
time, it is necessary to be able to give the launch.asp file, that is
downloaded whenever I click on an application icon, up to five different
names of the form launch*.asp.ica.

2. In Seamonkey preferences, I create a helper application for files
with the .ica file extension, and tell Seamonkey to use art-file.cmd as
the helper application.

I can now use citrix in os2 just like I can in Windows XP with the
exception that in Windows, when I open one of the five work
applications, the application opens in a window that fills my entire
computer screen. In os2 (eCS 1.2 actually) the application window is
smaller than my whole screen. I am not sufficiently expert in os2 to
know if there is a way to make the application window expand to fill the
entire screen. Perhaps Benjamin and the folks at Mensys would know how
to do that.

Be aware that if you remain logged into your work server but do nothing,
after few minutes you will be logged out and may have to close Seamonkey
and wait awhile before you can log back in.

I hope this helps. Good luck! Please let me know if you succeed.

As this information may be of help to others on the POSSI list, where
you first read my question asking for help in solving the problem, I am
forwarding it to the list as well.

Arthur


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