NAME
start_webtool - WebTool Start Script
DESCRIPTION
The start_webtool script starts WebTool, a WebTool application and a
web browser pointing to this application.
EXPORTS
start_webtool application [ browser ]
Starts WebTool, the given WebTool Application and a web browser
pointing to this application.
If no argument is given, a list of available applications is
displayed, e.g.
>start_webtool
Starting webtool...
WebTool is available at http://localhost:8888/
Or http://127.0.0.1:8888/
Usage: start_webtool application [ browser ]
Available applications are: [orber,appmon,crashdump_viewer,webcover]
Default browser is ’iexplore’ (Internet Explorer) on Windows or else ’netscape’
To start any of the listed applications, give the application
name as the first argument, e.g.
>start_webtool webcover
Starting webtool...
WebTool is available at http://localhost:8888/
Or http://127.0.0.1:8888/
Starting webcover...
Sending URL to netscape...done
The WebTool application WebCover is then started and the default
browser is used. The default browser is Internet Explorer on
Windows or else Netscape.
To use another browser, give the browser’s start command as the
second argument, e.g.
>start_webtool webcover mozilla
Starting webtool...
WebTool is available at http://localhost:8888/
Or http://127.0.0.1:8888/
Starting webcover...
Sending URL to mozilla...done
If the given browser name is not known to WebTool, WebTool will
run it as a command with the start URL as the only argument,
e.g.
>start_webtool webcover mybrowser
Starting webtool...
WebTool is available at http://localhost:8888/
Or http://127.0.0.1:8888/
Starting webcover...
Starting mybrowser...
Here the command "mybrowser http://localhost:8888/webcover" is
executed.
SEE ALSO
webtool(3erl)