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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:

  1. If you have no local server at your computer, install MS Personal WEB Server.
  2. Load w3esta.PRJ from the <VIP_root>\WWW\Programs\ESTA\ directory into the Visual Prolog VDE.
  3. 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.
  4. Build a project.
  5. 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).
  6. 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".
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.
  1. Start a browser that supports forms.
  2. To run ESTA, type in your browser : http://<your server>/esta [/index.htm]

Notes:

  1. Pictures should be stored in /images sub-directory with the same names as in ESTA pictures.dba, but in the GIF format.
  2. Hotspots are not supported in the WEB version of ESTA. However, if  you manually include <a href> HTML code, it will work correctly.