I am having problems with a shockwave .EXE that leaks memory like the dickens. At launch, it loops a welcome screen until a user touches the screen/clicks the mouse, and then it plays all the way through to the end. The memory leakage is coming from the welcome loop. After sitting there looping a lot, the programs eats up too much memory and crashes.
You can prevent crashes by manually quitting and restarting the .EXE, but this is supposed to be run on a standalone kiosk.
I do not have access to the source code; otherwise, I'd have the .EXE quit at the end.
I'm trying a solution that looks like this:
1) At startup, launch local HTML file with graphic saying "Press to begin."
2) On press or click, launch local batch file.
3) batch file opens the .EXE and starts a countdown.
4) At end of countdown, batch file restarts computer. Back to step 1.
Inelegant, but the only solution I can think of. But because of the security risk of HTML opening .BATs, I can't find a way to make this work.
I can set security on the machine to allow ActiveX objects to run. Problem is, I have no skills with ActiveX.
Anybody know a good way to do this in java, launching a local batch file from a local HTML? Or does anyone feel up to giving a noob some ActiveX help? (Also, does anyone use ActiveX anymore? Should I be trying .NET (which I know even less about?))
Alternately, anybody know how to make Windows autolaunch a hyperlinked-to .BAT file, instead popping up the "Do you want to run, save, or cancel?"?
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
You can prevent crashes by manually quitting and restarting the .EXE, but this is supposed to be run on a standalone kiosk.
I do not have access to the source code; otherwise, I'd have the .EXE quit at the end.
I'm trying a solution that looks like this:
1) At startup, launch local HTML file with graphic saying "Press to begin."
2) On press or click, launch local batch file.
3) batch file opens the .EXE and starts a countdown.
4) At end of countdown, batch file restarts computer. Back to step 1.
Inelegant, but the only solution I can think of. But because of the security risk of HTML opening .BATs, I can't find a way to make this work.
I can set security on the machine to allow ActiveX objects to run. Problem is, I have no skills with ActiveX.
Anybody know a good way to do this in java, launching a local batch file from a local HTML? Or does anyone feel up to giving a noob some ActiveX help? (Also, does anyone use ActiveX anymore? Should I be trying .NET (which I know even less about?))
Alternately, anybody know how to make Windows autolaunch a hyperlinked-to .BAT file, instead popping up the "Do you want to run, save, or cancel?"?
Thanks for taking the time to read this!