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    #16
    Alan,

    The server is shutting down when you leave because you are running it FROM the remote session. It has to be installed on the server, from its own desktop. I'm not a remote expert, but this is what I see when I control my app from remote terminal. Here is what I do to control the actual server desktop from my remote session. I install VNC (http://www.realvnc.com/) on the server as a Service, with a password. Then I install VNC as a User on the remote session. VNC then gives me real access to the server using its IP address. Your host will have to install this for you if you don't have access. (Let me know how it goes, I have been thinking about hosting on a dedicated server with GoDaddy - I use their SSL certificate on my site.

    FireDeamon (http://www.firedaemon.com/) will not help you with this problem. But it is still useful so if the GODaddy server reboots, your WAS will restart. Just install it, you should not need additional instructions I referred to in your case.
    Steve Wood
    See my profile on IADN

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      #17
      When using Remote Desktop, you should connect to the console. This gives you access to a session that does not log out when you disconnect, unless you explicitly log out of Windows. You run either "mstsc /console" or connect to <machine name> /console.

      Originally posted by asawyer13
      Steve, I would like to get the instructions.
      I think this is something I need as I'm running my WAS server on GODADDY and my only access is Remote Desktop. If I start the WAS Server, it shuts down as soon as I leave. But I may not understand something, so I'm open for some learning.
      Thanks,
      Alan Sawyer

      Lenny Forziati
      Vice President, Internet Products and Technical Services
      Alpha Software Corporation

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        #18
        Lenny,
        Thanks for the information. I will give it a try tonight.
        Alan

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          #19
          If I do the mstsc /console while I'm remote desktop'd into the server, I can start WAS and it works, but as soon as I log off the mstsc session, it stops the WAS server.
          Any more ideas of something I can try?
          Alan

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            #20
            Don't log off, simply disconnect. Logging off does just that, while disconnecting is the equivelent of hitting ctrl-alt-del to lock the screen of the console and then walking away.

            Lenny Forziati
            Vice President, Internet Products and Technical Services
            Alpha Software Corporation

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              #21
              My options are Log off or Shutdown.
              I don't have an option to disconnect.
              Alan

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                #22
                In talking to Godaddy support, they indicated I would have to run it as a service, so I download FireDaemon and installed it. I had a little trouble in making it work, but Steve Wood offered to hjelp and he was able to make the appropriate changes to it, and it appears to be working now.
                Thanks Steve and also to Lenny for helping.
                Alan

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by Steve Wood
                  FireDaemon worked immediately. Configured it to run in just 60 seconds after downloading the trial. Out of the box, once you start Alpha as a service, if you manually exit AlphaWAS, it simply restarts immediately!! There is a setting in the Edit Service Definition /Settings tab to control this.

                  There is one trick you may have to apply: If your <ADB_Path> alias is a mapped drive, you will have to set that up in the Pre/Post Service tab of the Edit Service Definition. There are good instructions on their forum at:

                  http://forums.firedaemon.com/viewtop...highlight=path

                  If anyone wants, I will draw out the instructions and put them on my website.

                  I will watch it over the next few days to see if their is any problem.
                  Hi Steve,
                  How is firedaemon treating you? are you testing the Pro version or OEM?
                  Kind Regards,
                  Ray Roosa
                  Raylin Micro, LLC.

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                    #24
                    I know I'm not Steve but I'm using the Pro version and it's working like a charm.
                    Alan

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by asawyer13
                      I know I'm not Steve but I'm using the Pro version and it's working like a charm.
                      Alan
                      Alan,
                      Thank you for your reply, thats good to know.
                      Kind Regards,
                      Ray Roosa
                      Raylin Micro, LLC.

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                        #26
                        Yes, its running for months now without flaw. I use it also to launch a copy of runtime to perform some automatic maintenance.
                        Steve Wood
                        See my profile on IADN

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                          #27
                          Originally posted by Steve Wood
                          Yes, its running for months now without flaw. I use it also to launch a copy of runtime to perform some automatic maintenance.
                          Steve,
                          Did you ever draw out the instructions and put them on your website? I dont
                          see the instructions.
                          Kind Regards,
                          Ray Roosa
                          Raylin Micro, LLC.

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                            #28
                            Ok, I just did so, along with a longer list of useful utilities, books, etc. Go back to my website and click the For Developers menu item.
                            Steve Wood
                            See my profile on IADN

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                              #29
                              Originally posted by Steve Wood
                              Ok, I just did so, along with a longer list of useful utilities, books, etc. Go back to my website and click the For Developers menu item.
                              Thank you Steve.
                              Kind Regards,
                              Ray Roosa
                              Raylin Micro, LLC.

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                                #30
                                Re: Run WAS as service

                                Back on FireDaemon; I discovered I can use this utility to schedule A5 runtime on a designated schedule, such as between 7-7:30 M-F.

                                For example, I have an import process that brings in data from a legacy system. But its only useful to do this M-F from 7AM to 5PM. So I use FireDaemon to schedule an instance of Alpha Runtime that launches that xbasic. At 7:30 PM it gracefully closes the runtime.
                                Steve Wood
                                See my profile on IADN

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