connect.ini question

[SimoninEaston]

Does anyone know how to control the attributes of the SIMS .net log-in dialog box - I have in mind specifically, its size.?

[Arreks]

I'm fairly certain that connect.ini purely holds DB/network information - the dialog box will be designed at that specific size and probably hard coded so I don't think it's possible unless you use some form of third party software.

[fairm010]

Arreks is right. The connect.ini is just that. A file to connect your SIMS client to the SIMS server. The dialog box is part of the SIMS.net application and is coded to that size. Why do you need to change it anyway?

[Arreks]

You could try using something like Sizer.

[SimoninEaston]

I engaged fingers before brain - you're all right in that the connect.ini has got nothing to do with the log-in dialog box, other than to populate the contents of the Connection text box... reason: I am exploring the options available to make sight of our many databases (I support about 100 schools...) better. Abbreviating the 'friendly name' is one option, resizing the dialog box is another...

Thanks for Sizer link, Arreks :-)

[localzuk]

Another option - use the DFE number for the school.

[SimoninEaston]

Sizer does this to it:

All I got to do now is embed those settings (or similar) in the executable.. any ideas?

Edited November 14, 2014 by SimoninEaston

[SimoninEaston]

localzuk, at my age, I have trouble remembering my mobile number, let alone the numbers of 100-ish schools... ;-)

[localzuk]

That's where your CRM system or helpdesk system comes in - get the end user to specify the DFE number when reporting an issue.

[LosOjos]

Resize results in this:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]27545[/ATTACH]

All I got to do now is embed those settings (or similar) in the executable.. any ideas?

 

Unfortunately it's not open source, but it's description does give a clue as to it's inner workings - it seems it simply sends a standard Windows message to the window's queue asking it to resize. As many programs won't have overridden this message, it'll do as it's told. If that action could be scripted, then you'd be getting somewhere...

 

Can't promise anything, but this sounds like an interesting challenge - I'll see if I can come up with something over the weekend

Edited November 14, 2014 by LosOjos
Grammar

[SimoninEaston]

Nice one, Eyes ;-)

[LosOjos]

Nice one, Eyes ;-)

 

Haha, it's a reference to one of my favourite movies, "Abre Los Ojos" 😉