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Special Forums Windows & DOS: Issues & Discussions Linux remote app on Windows Post 302468085 by bobmanc on Monday 1st of November 2010 02:51:17 PM
Old 11-01-2010
Linux remote app on Windows

So I have been playing around with some code and thought I would tap
the vast Linux knowledge here.

My company has a bunch of servers running Linux on the Amazon cloud. I have
created a Windows application in C++ that acts like a remote desktop
to the Linux servers. When I run it it connects over ssh to a server
and displays a window that simulates the desktop of the server even
though there is no GUI running on it. Inside that window I can view
the file system like in Windows. I can drag files from my local
machine to the server or vice versa. I can double click on a text file
and it opens within a subwindow as a text editor. I can open a command
line anywhere quickly.

I can also store command as a menu item. For example on my server to
restart tomcat I would open the command line and type: "sudo
/etc/init.dtomcat6 restart". In my app I have a Shortcuts menu item
that allows me to store this so now all I do is select "Restart
Tomcat" from "Shortcuts" and it executes. You can create any commands
you want.

There is also a menu for shortcuts to documents. Instead of having to
type "vi /var/lib/tomcat6/log/tomcat.log" I just select "Tomcat log"
from the "Documents" menu and it opens in the built-in editor.

It effectively combines Notepad++ for editing text files, putty for
opening comand lines and WinSCP for uploading/moving/deleting files
and some other stuff. I am also working on a MySQL module so I can
manipulate the local db too.

I find this extremely useful as I like a more visual interface. Do you
think I could I make a product out of this? Is there something like
this already available?

Since getting the app into a shippable form would take a large amount
of work I am trying to see if anybody wants it BEFORE I code it all.
What a concept Smilie

Thanks for any insights.
Bob
 

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menu_win(3X)															      menu_win(3X)

NAME
menu_win - make and break menu window and subwindow associations SYNOPSIS
#include <menu.h> int set_menu_win(MENU *menu, WINDOW *win); WINDOW *menu_win(const MENU *menu); int set_menu_sub(MENU *menu, WINDOW *sub); WINDOW *menu_sub(const MENU *menu); int scale_menu(const MENU *menu, int *rows, int *columns); DESCRIPTION
Every menu has an associated pair of curses windows. The menu window displays any title and border associated with the window; the menu subwindow displays the items of the menu that are currently available for selection. The first four functions get and set those windows. It is not necessary to set either window; by default, the driver code uses stdscr for both. In the set_ functions, window argument of NULL is treated as though it were stsdcr. A menu argument of NULL is treated as a request to change the system default menu window or subwindow. The function scale_menu returns the minimum size required for the subwindow of menu. RETURN VALUE
Routines that return pointers return NULL on error. Routines that return an integer return one of the following error codes: E_OK The routine succeeded. E_SYSTEM_ERROR System error occurred (see errno). E_BAD_ARGUMENT Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument. E_POSTED The menu has already been posted. E_NOT_CONNECTED No items are connected to the menu. SEE ALSO
curses(3X), menu(3X). NOTES
The header file <menu.h> automatically includes the header file <curses.h>. PORTABILITY
These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on Version 7 or BSD versions. AUTHORS
Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond. menu_win(3X)
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