[IBMan]

So I use 2X Application Server and I'm starting to use it on linux, however to actually use an application you need to run a command from terminal...

Instead of me launching terminal and typing in the command to launch the app, How can i create a script that basically has an icon on the desktop that when double clicked, runs...

/bin/appserverclient -s172.16.10.1 -a"Word"

i tried entering that into a text document titled "word.sh"

nothing worked, currently i tried this on ubuntu and am about to try it in suse.

any help is appreciated, thanks.

[Law]

In GNOME, this applies to most distro like SUSE, you just right click on your desktop and create a new launcher. There you give it a name, the command to launch it and an icon.

[The General]

Do this as root:

gedit /bin/appserver

Make the text file look just like this:

#!/bin/bash
/bin/appserverclient -s172.16.10.1 -a"Word"

Then you need to make it executable:

chmod a+x /bin/appserver

Following that, all you'd need to do is run the shell script with the command "appserver" instead of /bin/appserverclient -s172.16.10.1 -a"Word" ... and that concludes my instructions on writing shell scripts.

[IBMan]

thanks for the replies...when i get time i'll try it out.