[THIN] Re: Associate file type to an application on another server

  • From: "Greg Reese" <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:23:48 -0500

what Joe said.  Yes it is server to server, but in this case, the
originating server is acting as a client.

I wonder how it would behave if you packeaged it as a streaming app.

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  You will need to run PNAgent on your servers as it will be come the
> "client".  When PNAgent launches for the user, the appropriate file types
> will be registered so when the user clicks on a .prj file it is launched on
> the appropriate server.
>
>
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Angela Smith
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 15, 2008 2:54 PM
>
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Associate file type to an application on another
> server
>
>
>
> Hi
>
> I don't think this will work.  Our users do not have MS Project installed
> locally (outside of citrix).  Content redirection will redirect from server
> to client or client to server.  I want to redirect from server to server.
> We have 1 Citrix server with MS Project installed (Server 1).  All users can
> launch Windows Explorer from any Citrix server in our farm.  If they try to
> open a MS Project file I want it to open from Server 1, not the server they
> are on as the server they are on doesn't have Project installed..
>
> We also use Web Interface, not PNAgent.  Hope this makes more sense.
>
> Angela
>
>
>
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>
> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:50:32 -0500
> From: gareese@xxxxxxxxx
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Associate file type to an application on another server
>
>  check out page 122 of the PS 4.5 admin guide
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 7:50 AM, Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> there is no project viewer.  Content redirection will do this if you are
> using the pnagent.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Angela Smith <angela_smith9@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Jim
>
> Will use the viewer for Visio.  I also have the same issue with MS
> Project.  I couldn't find a MS Viewer for Project.  Do you know if one
> exists?
>
> Thanks
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>
> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:53:18 -0400
> From: jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Associate file type to an application on another server
>
>
>
>
> Why not just install the Visio viewer on the other servers? Or do they need
> to modify the files? If you instruct users to open visio first then it
> should also open the clicked on file I believe.
>
> The viewer is at
>
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/DOWNLOADS/details.aspx?familyid=D88E4542-B174-4198-AE31-6884E9EDD524&displaylang=en
>
>
>
> You may have to play around with content redirection a bit.
> Jim Kenzig
> Blog: http://www.techblink.com
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 7:47 AM, Angela Smith <angela_smith9@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>
> Hi
>
> Is there a way to associate an extension (ie VSD) to an application on
> another server?  We have installed Visio on 1 Citrix server only so we can
> control who can access it via Published Applications.  The issue I have is
> some users try to launch Visio by double clicking a Visio file in Windows
> Explorer.  Windows Explorer cant associate the file to anything as Visio is
> not installed on the Citrix Servers (except one).  Is there a way for the
> file to open on the Citrix server that has Visio installed?
>
> IM hoping I don't have to install Visio on all Citrix servers to get around
> this issue
>
> Thanks
> Angela
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