How to Run the WEB Version of ESTA at a Local Server?
To run ESTA and others Web applications from the <VIP_root>\WWW\Programs\ sub-directory at a local
computer, you need to fulfill the following steps:
- If you have no local server at your computer, install MS Personal WEB Server.
- Load w3esta.PRJ from the <VIP_root>\WWW\Programs\ESTA\ directory into the Visual Prolog VDE.
- In the "Application Expert" choose the "Other Options" tab.
Click "Project Directories" and then choose the "Output" tab.
You will
see that ESTA's final files will be placed into the <VIP_root>\WWW\Inetpub\ESTA sub-directory.
- Build a project.
- Copy the content of <VIP_root>\WWW\Inetpub\ESTA directory into your server directory (e.g.,
Inetpub\wwwroot\ESTA if you use MS Personal WEB server).
- Provide the possibility to run executables from this directory. There are several ways
to do it:
 | Use the "Advanced Options" item in the Personal WEB server.
 | Click on the "Edit Properties" button, |
 | Check "Execute".
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 | Another way to provide this possibility is to use the "File|Properties" menu
command in the Windows Explorer to invoke the Properties dialog for this directory.
 | Choose the "WEB Sharing" tab, |
 | Check the "Share this directory" checkbox. |
 | In the "Edit Alias" dialog check all checkboxes. |
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- Start a browser that supports forms.
- To run ESTA, type in your browser : http://<your server>/esta
[/index.htm]
Notes:
- Pictures should be stored in /images sub-directory with the same names as in ESTA
pictures.dba, but in the GIF format.
- Hotspots are not supported in the WEB version of ESTA. However, if you manually
include <a href> HTML code, it will work correctly.
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