Setting up the WebClient install and bootstrap mechanism

The following section provides information about the WebClient and bootstrapping.

Note: The sample files on the CD are read-only. You need to edit their properties to make them read-write.

To set up the WebClient install and bootstrap mechanism:

1. Recursively copy the webinstall\webclient\web_image directory located in your OpenEdge installation directory to the web_image subdirectory of your Web server's document root directory.

2. Edit the bootstrap.htm file (which was copied in the earlier step so it references your WebClient install image and your application configuration file. In the bootstrap.htm file, replace the document.location.href and window.location URLs to match the location of your configuration and webclient.htm files, respectively. For example:

document.location.href = "http://pctest/web_image/sportspro.prowcapc";
window.location = "http://pctest/web_image/webclient.htm";

Note: Do not edit these files in Notepad. Notepad might change the line terminators, which can cause problems with your browser.

3. Edit the webclient.htm file (which was copied in the earlier step as follows:

a. Uncomment the lines that invoke the WebClient initializer. (Keep commented the lines that invoke the One-Click application install directly.)

b. Change <URLtoyour.prowcapcfile> to the http://%MYWEBSERVER%/web_image/sportspro.prowcapc URL. For example:

ether.SetProperty("ProwcappURL", "http://pctest/web_image/sportpro.prowcapc");