> Is it possible to run an executable on a remote computer, without
> having VI Server already running on it? For example, I wish to run
> the LabVIEW executable on a remote computer using LabVIEW on the local
> machine. Using the Open Application Reference and Open VI Reference
> tools I have managed to start a VI that is already open on a remote
> machine, but I can't see a way of getting it to run an executable.
>
> If that's not possible, I could try to get some kind of Telnet server
> running on the remote machine. I don't know much about Telnet, but
> would this be a viable solution? Can it be implemented in LabVIEW?
What you are asking for will need some service running on the remote
computer to carry out your request. LV is one solution, and
there might
be others. The explorer has a certain amount of OLE and DDE support.
You might be able to establish a connection to the explorer on the
remote computer and request it to execute, open, or print something.
I'm not sitting at a PC, so you will have to play with it.
Keep in mind that any server doing this for you will likely require a
bit of security configuration. Afterall, you are allowing a remote
computer to get your computer to do something and this opens the door to
mischief.
Greg McKaskle
